An e-bike crash in Southeast D.C. has left a man dead Wednesday afternoon, according to D.C. police officials.
The MPD said a call came in just before 4:10 p.m. asking police to go to the outbound side of the South Capitol Street Bridge, known as the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, to check on a report of an e-bike accident.
Upon arrival, they found an unconscious man suffering from trauma injuries and not breathing, officials said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said their investigation showed the e-bike and the victim were the only ones involved in the crash.
Below is a map of the area where the crash took place:
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