<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New data from one of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney's"><span>Sydney's</span></a><span> busiest </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/hospitals" rel="" target="" title="hospitals"><span>hospitals</span></a><span> has revealed that it is treating nearly four serious </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/electric-bikes" rel="" target="" title="e-bike"><span>e-bike</span></a><span>-related injuries every week. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The head of trauma at St Vincent's Hospital has shed light on the devastating impact e-bikes are having, describing the problem as an epidemic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've had 200 injuries in 2025, that's a dramatic increase over those couple of years that we've been taking data," St Vincent's Hospital director of trauma Dr Tony Grabs said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>BREAKING:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/canada-tumbler-ridge-british-columbia-school-shooting/8308350c-4d91-4663-b1ed-620c5749dc6d" target="_blank"><strong><span>At least nine killed in school shooting in Canada</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The increase represents a 350 per cent jump from 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Doctors are treating people of all ages, from older </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/teenagers" rel="" target="" title="teenagers"><span>teenagers</span></a><span> to adults, for broken bones, deep lacerations, and severe head trauma.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/food" rel="" target="" title="Food"><span>Food</span></a><span> delivery riders and share-bike renters make up a significant portion of the casualties.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/new-data-reveals-ebike-injuries-on-the-rise/7c84d86c-1647-499c-8f01-be5b8a7bc8e3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Ten per cent of those people will end up in the intensive care unit, that's very serious," Grabs said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The reason it's an epidemic is because we are seeing increasing numbers of people coming in that are getting injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are also seeing a trend of nighttime alcohol influence."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/clarkefield-grass-fire-victoria-residents-told-too-late-to-leave/55662fb9-5c51-4a14-bc35-00b1dd27b5d2" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Too late to leave': Grass fire burns out of control north of Melbourne</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than half of the patients treated at St Vincent's admitted they hit speeds of more than 25km/h while riding the electronic bikes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Travelling 30 kilometres, it was blunt force. Doctors told me I could've died, it was that close," one patient told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick is also seeing a rise in complex injuries, reporting nearly 100 cases in 2025, primarily among young teenage boys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New measures to crack down on the problem, including the potential for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> to seize and crush non-compliant bikes, have been welcomed by the medical community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>