PHOENIX, AZ – A 62-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed in a crash involving a semi-tractor in Phoenix on Monday.
Phoenix police told 12News that the collision happened around 3:30 p.m. in the area of 19th Avenue and Mountain View Road. Preliminary details reveal that the e-bike rider was traveling on westbound Mountain View Road and rear-ended a parked semi-tractor and trailer rig.
The tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene and called 911. Upon arrival, EMS rushed the e-bike rider, Randy Cook, to a hospital, where he later died.
Police have not specified whether Cook was impaired or whether other factors played a role in the crash.
Updates will be added after we learn more.
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