Falsely accused rider drops suit demanding apology over crash

An electric-bike rider who was falsely accused of crashing into a man who was riding another bike behind him in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, has dropped a lawsuit demanding an apology after reaching an out-of-court settlement.

The plaintiff, surnamed Teng, had asked for 1 yuan ($15 cents) in damages from the defendant, identified as Cao, and wanted an apology to be published in Jinhua Daily newspaper, according to court records.

The lawsuit was filed in connection with an incident on Sept 2, when Teng stopped in the road to help Cao after seeing that he had fallen from his own e-bike.