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On Wednesday at around 5:15 pm, a marked police car in Lara, Geelong’s north, hit a teenager riding an e-bike from behind inside a kindergarten car park near Waverley Road. Footage shared on Facebook shows the collision and subsequent tumble of the teenage rider across the bitumen, causing shock among viewers. The video also captures an officer pulling the teenager to his feet before he was seen sitting by the kerb with his e-bike wedged against the front of the police vehicle.
The incident sparked debate online; some criticized the police while others supported their actions. A family member expressed outrage, stating that no 14-year-old deserves such treatment regardless of previous circumstances and emphasized the need to differentiate between youthful behavior and criminal activity.
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Footage has captured the shocking moment a police car collided with a teenage e-biker on a Victorian road, sending him tumbling across the bitumen.
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car → capture → bitumen
The teenager was riding an e-bike in a kindergarten car park near Waverley Road in Lara, in Geelong’s north, at about 5.15pm on Wednesday when a marked police car collided with him from behind in a video shared to Facebook.
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car → rid → Facebook
The cameraman could be heard gasping in disbelief as the collision unfolded in a kindergarten car park.
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collision → hear → park
Another video appeared to show an officer pulling the teenager to his feet before he was seen sitting on the kerb, with the e-bike wedged against the front of the police vehicle.
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bike → appear → vehicle
The footage angered some online, including from a person identified by the Geelong Advertiser as a member of the teenager’s family.
'They literally started filming because they saw the police coming for him,' the family member said.
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member → anger → him
'No 14-year-old boy deserves this no matter what happened beforehand.
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what → deserve → this
'He's not a criminal, no harm in going for a ride with your friends after school.'
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He → go → school
Footage has captured the shocking moment a police car collided with a teenage e-biker on a Victorian road, appearing to send him tumbling across the bitumen
The teenager was riding an e-bike in a kindergarten car park near Waverley Road in Lara, in Geelong’s north, at about 5.15pm on Wednesday when a marked police car collided with him from behind in a video shared to Facebook
However, some also sided with police.
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some → capture → police
'Well done to Victoria Police, we need to see more of this,' one person wrote.
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person → do → this
The e-biker, who was taken to hospital with minor injuries, appeared to share the video to social media with a caption reading: 'Never thought I would be next'.
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I → take → caption
Witnesses told the Geelong Advertiser that prior to the incident, they saw officers giving a group of people that included the teenager a thumbs up after they waved at police.
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they → tell → police
Victoria Police told the Daily Mail they were aware of the incident.
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they → tell → incident
'Police observed a group of three youths on e-bikes riding erratically, putting themselves and other members of the public in danger,' a spokesman said.
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spokesman → observe → danger
'The group failed to stop and rode into a nearby kindergarten carpark, where a police vehicle collided with one of the riders.'
Victoria Police said Professional Standards Command was investigating following a review of the incident on Thursday morning.
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Command → fail → morning
'As part of the investigation, police are seeking to identify the other teens involved,' it added.
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it → seek → teens
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