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Hellobike Robotaxi Strikes Two Pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China; Service Suspended

S4 · 12/06
2025 · Hellobike (Hello Inc.) · Zhuzhou, Hunan, China

Record

CompanyHellobike (Hello Inc.)
Categoryother
Typecrash
Date12/06
2025
Time of daynot documented
LocationZhuzhou, Hunan, China
SeverityS4 (serious injury, total loss, or grounding)
Scale1 vehicle, 2 victims
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceCnEVPost

What happened

A Hellobike robotaxi struck two pedestrians near a crossing in Zhuzhou, Hunan province; one victim was trapped beneath the vehicle until bystanders and police lifted it. Both were hospitalized and the city suspended Hellobike's robotaxi service pending investigation.

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