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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Penry Buckley

‘Where illegal ebikes go to die’: first bikes seized under new laws in NSW crushed

A mechanical claw grips a pile of crushed seized illegal ebikes in a scrapyard
A collection of 23 ebikes that were seized by NSW police under new laws being crushed at a wrecking yard in western Sydney on Thursday. Photograph: NSW government

The first illegal ebikes seized under new laws have been crushed in New South Wales, as a major Sydney hospital has warned of a spike in trauma injuries driven by those riding under the influence.

The NSW government crushed 23 ebikes at a wrecking yard in western Sydney on Thursday, turning them into scrap metal. NSW police are assessing applications for the return of an additional 13 bikes seized during a joint operation with Transport for NSW in the northern beaches in September.

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