An investigation into the death of an eight-year-old boy in a head-on collision involving two e-bikes on the Sunshine Coast yesterday will probe the type of bikes involved and how fast they were travelling, police say.

An eight-year-old and a 15-year-old boy, both on e-bikes, crashed on the bike path near the Kawana Way and Sunshine Motorway interchange at Mountain Creek about 3.35pm yesterday.

The eight-year-old boy from Mountain Creek was rushed to nearby Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition but died from his injuries.

The older boy is assisting police with their inquiries.

Chief Inspector Jason Overland said the forensic crash investigation will examine the e-bikes involved and how fast they were travelling.

"The investigation will determine what they we

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