A person riding an e-bike was killed late Monday night, September 14, 2026, after a collision with a vehicle in El Monte, California. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Richwood Avenue and Bryant Road, in the 4100 block of Richwood Avenue. The e-bike rider was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the vehicle remained at the location. The crash adds to mounting concern over e-bike safety across the Los Angeles area, coming just days after a separate police enforcement operation targeting an e-bike takeover on the 6th Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles.
According to ABC7 Los Angeles, El Monte police were still investigating the crash and had not released the victim’s identity at the time of the outlet’s report. NBC Los Angeles reported that officers remained on scene in the 4100 block of Richwood Avenue past 2:15 a.m., with the victim’s shoes and clothing scattered across the street and the damaged e-bike lying on its side. No arrests had been made, and investigators had not disclosed how the crash occurred. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has separately voiced concern over the growing number of unregulated, homemade minibikes on city streets, saying they “terrify” her because riders often have “no safety guards, no helmets.”
