Family speak out as Nottingham man dies falling from an e-scooter
The heartbroken family of a man who died from his injuries after coming off a privately-owned e-scooter is urging riders to wear helmets and to understand the safety risks and laws regarding their use.
Forty-year-old Mohit Singraur, who lived in Wollaton, was on his way to collect his 10-year-old son from school when he lost control of the e-scooter he was riding.
Mohit, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, fell to the floor and suffered a fatal head injury.
He was riding along a pavement in Beechdale Road, Aspley, when the collision happened around 3.14pm on 23 April 2024. There was no third-party involvement in the collision.
Mohit was treated by paramedics at the scene and was taken to the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he sadly died from his injuries five days later on 28 April 2024.
An inquest held at Nottingham Coroner’s Court on Thursday (23 May 2024) ruled that Mohit died as a result of an accident.
Mohit’s wife, Nitika, said in a tribute:
“Mohit was a kind and caring husband and father. He was always the first to help people in need. Brimming with empathy and living for the present, he would always have a funny one liner up his sleeve making everyone around him laugh.
“We don’t want anyone else, any other families, to go through the pain and grief we have gone through so we’re urging people to wear a helmet and to fully understand the safety risks and laws if they are riding on an e-scooter.”
This news comes as Nottinghamshire Police confirm the death of another man involving an e-scooter.
Emergency services were called to Carlton Road in St Ann’s, shortly after 8pm on Thursday (23 May).
A man in his 40s, sustained a head injury and died at Queen’s Medical Centre on Friday evening (24 May).
Officers are continuing to investigate what caused the man to fall from the e-scooter and have asked witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to come forward.
Detective Constable Liah Lane, of Nottinghamshire Police’s serious collision investigation unit, said:
“This was a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the man’s family at this extremely difficult time.
“We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward. If you saw what happened and have yet to get in contact with us, please do not assume that others have already told us what you saw.
“We are working to build up a complete picture of what happened. Whilst we do not believe the e-scooter was involved in a collision with another vehicle, we are keen to review any dashcam footage recorded by passing vehicles around the time of the incident.
“I would also like to thank the members of the public who came to the injured man’s aid and stayed with him until emergency services arrived. This was a distressing incident for everyone involved and they acquitted themselves admirably in a difficult situation.”