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Tigard High student dead after e-bike crash

Investigators think the student lost control of the e-bike, then hit a curb and a tree, according to the Tigard Police Department. He was wearing a helmet.

TUALATIN, Ore. — A high school student is dead after an e-bike crash Wednesday morning.

The student, a sophomore at Tigard High School, was found dead by a passerby on the side of Southwest 124th Avenue in Tualatin, near Southwest Myslony Street. Police saw the student laying on the ground with an e-bike nearby.

Investigators think the student lost control of the e-bike while traveling south, then hit a curb and a tree, according to the Tigard Police Department. He was wearing a helmet, and no cars were involved in the crash. E-bikes can reach speeds of up to 35 mph.

During the investigation, the southbound lanes of Southwest 124th Avenue were closed between Southwest Myslony Street and Southwest Tualatin-Sherwood Road. 

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