Teenager (14) in critical condition after crash involving e-bike in Co Laois

Sarah Slater

A teenage boy is in critical condition in hospital following an electric bike collision in Co Laois on Saturday night.

The collision occurred on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise shortly after 11pm.

Two boys were on the e-bike, and one of them, aged 14, is in a serious condition in Temple Street Hospital in Dublin.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the serious single-vehicle collision.

Emergency services and Gardaí attended the scene of the serious collision involving an e-bike on the N80, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise.

Gardaí said in a statement that a ‘male passenger in his early teens sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital’.

The statement added that he is currently receiving treatment at CHI Temple Street where his condition is understood to be critical.

The driver, an adult male in his late teens, received medical assessment at the scene. It is understood no other vehicle was involved.

The scene has been examined by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and the road has since reopened.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.

Road users who were travelling on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise, from St Peter & Paul’s Cemetery to St Fintan’s Hospital, between 11pm and 11.30pm and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), are asked to make this footage available to gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on (057) 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.