Probe launched after cop car hits teen e-bike rider near Geelong

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An internal investigation has been launched after a 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike was hit by a police car north of Geelong.

The injured Lara teenager is recovering at home as the professional standards command investigates what led to the collision about 5.15pm on Wednesday.

The bloodied and bruised 15-year-old was pulled to his feet and managed to hop over to the gutter with a mate’s help.

“They just smashed straight into the back of him, we were all sort of in shock at first seeing it happen,” a friend of the boy told 9News.

Another friend said the teen “was in tears, hysterical”.

Police said three teenagers were seen riding erratically, putting people in danger on the road and that they failed to pull over in the lead-up to the collision.

The boy’s friends claimed they’d been sitting in the car park when he was hit.

“He was in shock a bit with what happened because he thought they were just going to come up and speak to him instead of running him over,” the friend said.

"He's got like a lot of like bruising and bruised tissue around his calf and knee."

The 15-year-old who was hit regularly shares videos of his rides on social media including one of a wheelie captioned: “When a cop starts chasing me but I’d rather die than let them take my bike.”

After spending most of Wednesday night in hospital, the teen posted videos of the collision with the caption “never thought I would be next”. He also shared images of his damaged e- bike.

“[He’s] Very upset about the state of his bike and wants a fast recovery to be able to go out and see his mates and stuff,” his friend said.

Exactly what happened in the kindergarten car park is now the subject of a professional standards review, with police calling for anyone with information or video to come forward.

“The professional standards command are looking into it,” Victoria Police acting Commander Troy Papworth said.

“I’m sure that if they find our members have done the wrong thing they’ll take the appropriate action.”