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E-bike rider dies after crash with another rider in downtown DC

A man was riding ahead of a woman when he slowed down and she crashed into him, police said

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A man who was injured in an e-bike crash in Northwest D.C. has died of his injuries, police say.

The crash happened the night of March 27, as he and a woman were riding bike share e-bikes, police said. They were heading west in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW just before 11 p.m. when the woman's e-bike collided with the man's, according to a preliminary investigation, police said.

The impact caused him to fall to the ground and hit his head, police said.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries Tuesday.

Police identified him as 43-year-old Michael Goldstone of Northwest D.C.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text their tip to the police department's text tip line at 50411.

UPDATE (April 4, 2024, 5:17 p.m.): This article has been revised from an earlier version after News4 received updated information from police.

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