Name of E-bicyclist Killed in Collision with Tow Truck in Niagara Falls Released

UPDATE

On August 8, 2025, at approximately 11:42 am, The Niagara Falls Police Department Crash Investigation Unit responded to the intersection of Ontario Avenue and Lockport Street to investigate a crash between a tow truck and a folding e-scooter. 

 After reviewing video from the area of the accident, the Niagara Falls Police Department Crash Investigation Unit determined a 2018 Ram tow truck being operated west on Ontario Avenue passed through the intersection with Lockport Street with a green light.

It collided with a folding e-scooter that had entered the intersection traveling northeast on Lockport Street with a red traffic signal.

The driver of the e-scooter, 59-year-old Scott Read of Niagara Falls, was transported to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. 

 The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and is cooperating with the Crash Investigation Unit as they continue their review of the crash. 

Currently, no charges are pending.

ORIGINAL STORY

On August 8, 2025 at approximately 11:42 am, the Niagara Falls Police Department Crash Investigation Unit responded to the intersection of Ontario Avenue and Lockport Street to investigate a crash between a tow truck and an e-bike.

 A 2018 Ram tow truck was traveling west on Ontario Avenue on Lockport Street passing through the intersection with Ontario Avenue, with a green light, when it collided with an e-bicycle that had entered the intersection.

The bicyclist was traveling the wrong way on 16th Street, a one-way roadway, and had made a right turn in front of the truck.

The driver of the e-bicycle, who has yet to be identified, suffered severe injuries and received emergency medical treatment on scene from the Niagara Falls Fire Department and AMR Ambulance. He was transported to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

 The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and is cooperating with the Crash Investigation Unit as they continue their review of the crash.

If anyone has any information regarding the crash or the driver of the e-bicycle, please call the Niagara Falls Police Department information number at (716) 286-4711 or the Crash Investigation Unit at (716) 286-4563.

Name of E-bicyclist Killed in Collision with Tow Truck in Niagara Falls Released