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Teen killed in crash four years after surviving jumping castle tragedy
Fifteen-year-old Lucas Reid, a survivor of the 2021 Hillcrest Primary School disaster, died in an e-bike crash amid a rise in e-device incidents with 41 deaths nationally.
- Tasmania Police said early indications are that Lucas Reid, 15, died when his e-bike struck a pole on Dons Head Road in Devonport about 7.30pm on December 31.
- On December 16, 2021, Lucas Reid was injured when a jumping castle was lifted 10 metres at Hillcrest Primary School, killing six children; he spent weeks in hospital and used a wheelchair during recovery.
- Investigators found a helmet on Dons Head Road but have not confirmed if Lucas Reid wore or secured it, while a nearby resident rushed to his aid but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- His death has renewed heartbreak for the Hillcrest community, and Inspector Nick Clark urged parents to discuss e-bike safety while Giants CEO David Matthews called it 'devastating'.
- In recent years, deaths and injuries involving e-devices have surged, with at least 41 Australians killed, while Rosemary Anne Gamble, trading as Taz-Zorb, was found not guilty last year as the gust was called 'unforeseeable' by Magistrate Robert Webster.
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need to know Lucas Reid, 15, died when his e-bike collided with a power pole in Devonport, Tasmania, on December 31 He had survived the 2021 tragedy at Hillcrest Elementary School in which six children died when winds tossed an inflatable jumping castle into the air Reed was remembered by his favorite football player, GWS Giants captain Toby Greene, for his “tenacity and optimism.” A 15-year-old boy in Australia died after his e-bike crashed …
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