80-Year-Old Dies, 3 Injured After EV Battery Explodes In Telangana
NDTV
Pure EV said it has no record of sale of this vehicle or service by the user in their database and is checking if the vehicle was purchased through a second hand sale.
An 80-year-old man was killed and two others injured when the detachable battery of an electric scooter, kept on charge inside a home in Nizamabad district of Telangana, exploded and triggered flames, causing burn injuries.
The incident happened on Wednesday night when the battery was being charged. A man, identified as Ramaswamy, died after suffering burn injuries. His son Prakash, wife Kamalamma and daughter-in-law Krishnaveni suffered injuries, trying to save their father.
Prakash had reportedly been using the EV scooter for one year.
The police have registered a case of causing death due to negligence against the manufacturer, Pure EV.
