A FATAL COLLISION between a truck and an e-bike (Shutterstock).

UPDATE:  The person who died in a fatal truck/e-bike collision last week has been identified. Huntington Beach police say it is Kolby Aipa, the son of surf apparel merchant Duke Aipa and grandson of famous Hawaiian surfer Ben Aipa.

An investigation is underway into a fatal incident on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach last Saturday in which an e-bike rider lost his life.

According to the HBPD, the incident took place on PCH and Seapoint Street around 10 p.m. A traffic collision between the e-cyclist and a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was reported.

Arriving police found that the driver of the truck, a 20-year-old Huntington Beach man, was uninjured. The cyclist, a  20-year-old Huntington Beach man, was found unconscious in the roadway.

Paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Impairment is not suspected of the Toyota driver.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the Toyota was traveling southbound on PCH while the youth on the e-bike – an acquaintance of the driver – was holding on to the vehicle.

The rider “lost control” and the collision resulted.

No arrests have been made and anyone who witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it is encouraged to contact HBPD Traffic Investigator F. Flynn at (714) 536-5666.