A 54-year-old man riding an electric scooter in South Mission Beach suffered a broken ankle Saturday when he lost control after the handlebars collapsed, according to authorities.
The crash happened at about 9 a.m. Saturday in the 2800 block of Strandway, when the rider was attempting a turn onto Cohasset Court, according to the San Diego Police Department.
The unidentified man suffered an open fracture to his left ankle and was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
The SDPD’s Traffic Division was handling the investigation. No one else was hurt in the solo crash, Officer D. O’Brien said.