Man Riding E-Bike Struck, Killed In East Brunswick: Police

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - A 25-year-old man riding an electric bicycle was struck and killed on Route 18 in East Brunswick, police said.

On Thursday, around 2 p.m., East Brunswick Police responded to the intersection of Rt. 18 North and South Woodland Avenue for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving an operator of an electric bicycle.

Rohit Sharma, 25, was critically injured and pronounced dead, police said.

The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and remained at the scene of the crash. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and no further information is currently available.

Patrolman Patrick Lem of the East Brunswick Police Department Traffic Safety Section is conducting a crash investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed or has information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact the East Brunswick Police Department Traffic Safety Section at 732-390-6969.

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