E-bike rider dies after North Kensington collision

A 24-year-old man riding an e-bike died after a collision involving a moped on North Pole Road in North Kensington, and police are investigating the circumstances and seeking the moped rider and witnesses. The Metropolitan Police said CCTV enquiries indicate the moped was involved and its rider did not stop after the collision. Police were called at about 1:20 a.m. on Friday, September 25, to reports of a seriously injured man in the road. Paramedics attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said his family had been informed. The Metropolitan Police has opened a murder investigation. Officers are working to identify and trace the moped rider and are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the e-bike or moped beforehand to come forward. Police have not reported that a suspect has been identified or traced. Investigators are also examining whether the moped had been pursuing the e-bike before the collision. That possibility is part of the police inquiry and has not been established as fact. The circumstances leading up to the crash, including what happened immediately before impact, remain unclear in the available police accounts.