Mom, 30, Fears for Her Premature Son’s Health After She Was Hit by an E-Bike During Pregnancy: ‘I Screamed’
By Latoya Gayle
Published on March 10, 2026.
Siobhan Barling, 30, was hit by an e-bike while using a pedestrian crossing in Poole, England, on Jan. 26, causing her to give birth six weeks prematurely. Barling was 34 weeks pregnant with her third son, James, when the collision occurred. The 13-year-old boy, believed to have been driving the vehicle while carrying a pillion passenger, was arrested on suspicion of a driving offense and later released amid an ongoing police investigation. Baby James was delivered by emergency Caesarean section and spent four days in the neonatal intensive care unit and was placed on a breathing machine. Barled is now recovering from her injuries, including tissue damage to her hip and a haematoma in her stomach.
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