{
  "id": 12022828,
  "title": "Teen pedestrian critical after being hit by e-bike near Wollongong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/teen-pedestrian-critical-after-being-hit-by-e-bike-near-wollongong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:34:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/barrack-heights-ebike-crash-girl-critical/107228378"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 16-year-old girl is in critical but stable condition after being struck by an e-bike near Wollongong. The incident occurred at around 10:50pm on Sunday when the teenager was walking on Shellharbour Road near Sunset Avenue in Barrack Heights. Police have arrested a rider, a 35-year-old male, who allegedly tested positive for alcohol, drugs, cocaine, and methylamphetamine. He was found at the scene and taken into custody. Police are seeking to question another e-bike rider who left the scene and urged anyone with dashcam or mobile phone footage of the incident to come forward.",
  "summary": "Police allege an e-bike rider returned an alcohol reading more than twice the driving limit and positive tests for cocaine and meth after a crash critically injured a 16-year-old girl near Wollongong.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}