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Illegal e-bike rider injured in crash with van in Swindon

byDaniel Jae Webb
26 March 2025 | 5.47pm
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An illegal e-bike rider has been injured in a crash with a van in Swindon.

Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Edison Road, Dorcan, at around 8.30am this morning (Wednesday).

A van and an electric bike were involved in the incident outside TE Connectivity.

The rider of the bike was taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries aren’t believed to be serious.

Wiltshire Police said that the van driver was reported for driving without due care and attention.

The injured rider – who did not have a full driving licence or insurance – was reported for numerous offences.

In a statement, a force spokesperson said: “We responded to a road traffic collision involving a van and an adapted electric bike in Edison Road, Swindon, at 8.30am this morning (26/03).

“The bike rider sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

“The van driver was reported for careless driving and the bike rider, who had a provisional licence and no insurance documents, was reported for several offences under the Road Traffic Act.”

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 08:16hrs on Wednesday 26 March to a road traffic collision in Swindon.

“We sent one double-crewed land ambulance to the scene and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Great Western Hospital.”

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