Sydney mum slams teen e-bike rider who seriously injured young son at children's playground: 'Extremely traumatised'

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The five-year-old was allegedly struck by a 13-year-old e-bike rider, resulting in fractures to his tibia and fibula.

Published: 05:22 GMT, 13 November 2026 | Updated: 05:34 GMT, 13 November 2026

A five-year-old boy was left with serious leg fractures after being accidentally struck by a teenage e-bike rider while playing at a park in Sydney's south.

The boy was playing with his sisters at Cooper Street Reserve in Engadine in October when the incident occurred.

The mother said in a post to a social media community noticeboard that her son was allegedly struck by a 13-year-old e-bike rider, resulting in fractures to his tibia and fibula.

'Six weeks later, he remains in a wheelchair unable to walk or stand. Sadly we don't know when this will change or what his future looks like,' she said on Wednesday.

'Can you imagine what this is like for a five-year-old child? To wake up each morning and be unable to get out of bed, walk to the toilet, or run to get his favourite toy?

'He is currently home full-time, unable to attend his final term of preschool, his summer sports and so many of the ordinary childhood experiences he should be enjoying as a carefree five-year-old.

'We have had to cancel holidays, tickets to events and completely rearrange our family life around his care and recovery.'

The mother, who said she has been caring for her son full-time, added that his sisters and the family as a whole were 'extremely traumatised' by the incident.

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