Ola S1 rider suffers severe accidents as entrance suspension breaks at 35 kmph – Occasions of India

Ola Electrical‘s S1 is among the top-selling electrical two-wheelers within the Indian market, however very like different EVs made by startups and comparatively newer manufacturers available in the market, the S1 has additionally had its justifiable share of points. One such frequent challenge has been the breaking of the scooter’s entrance suspension, tons of circumstances of which have been reported previously.
In yet one more incident of the entrance suspension breakage, a rider appears to have suffered extreme accidents after falling from the scooter whereas it was in movement. As per a tweet by Samkit Parmar, his spouse was driving her Ola S1 electrical scooter at a velocity of about 35 kmph when the entrance wheel broke out of the suspension, ensuing within the rider being thrown away in entrance.
Parmar claims that his spouse is at the moment in ICU due to this incident. Check out the unique tweet beneath –

Each the Ola S1 and S1 Professional are geared up with a single fork suspension on the entrance, whereas the extra inexpensive S1 Air launched final yr makes use of a standard telescopic (twin) fork unit. The rear-end makes use of a monoshock on the S1 and S1 Professional, whereas the S1 Air will get twin shock absorbers as a substitute.
Contemplating the grotesque facial accidents, it isn’t clear if the rider was sporting a helmet on the time of the unlucky accident or not. That mentioned, TOI Auto urges all its readers to put on a full-face helmet always whereas driving a motorbike or a scooter and in addition observe each site visitors rule, together with driving/driving as per the mandated velocity limits.
TOI Auto has reached out to Ola Electrical for an official remark and the identical is awaited. It must be famous that with multiple case of the suspension breaking instantly there could possibly be a design or structural challenge with the only fork suspension upfront. Extra particulars from the incident are awaited and we’ll replace them as we get them.