Wednesday, September 2, 2026 1:19PM
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An e-bike rider was critically injured in a crash early Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia.
It happened just before 12:15 a.m. at Cottman and Algon avenues.
Police say the e-bike was traveling south on Algon Ave. when the operator allegedly disregarded a steady red light and ran into the back driver’s side of a vehicle that was traveling east on Cottman Ave.
The e-bike driver, who police believe is a man in his 30s, was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in critical condition.
A 27-year-old woman who was also riding on the e-bike, was taken to Abington Hospital in stable condition.
The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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