Gurugram (Haryana): In a horrifying accident, a 23-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after he crashed into an SUV driven on the wrong side of the road in Gurugram on Friday.
Police said the accident occurred around 5:45 a.m. on an upscale Golf Course Road in DLF Phase-2.
The footage, also circulated widely on social media, shows the biker riding his bike at a high speed and crashing into the SUV.
The victim was identified as Akshat Garg from Pochanpur in New Delhi’s Dwarka. He was riding his motorcycle wearing safety gear, including a helmet and gloves.
His friend, 22-year-old Pradyuman Kumar, was riding 100 feet behind him on another motorcycle. Kumar’s GoPro camera captured the crash.
The SUV driver, Kuldeep Kumar Thakur (25), is a Ghitorni resident and the co-founder of a PR company.
The 17-second video shows Garg speeding as he tries to take a turn, only to be hit by a black SUV, which causes a loud crash.
The SUV driver was arrested but was released on bail almost immediately.
“Akshat was taking a slight turn when a Mahindra XUV 3XO suddenly appeared from the wrong side and collided with the bike head-on. The impact was such that Akshat was thrown off his bike behind the car. The front of the SUV was wrecked,” Kumar told the police, highlighting the suddenness of the tragic event.
Commuters quickly gathered at the scene, and emergency services were notified. An ambulance arrived promptly and took Garg to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival, underscoring the urgency of the situation.
Garg and Kumar had set out from different locations—Garg from Dwarka and Kumar from New Palam Vihar—with plans to meet a group of riders at Ambience Mall after departing from DLF Downtown.
While speaking about the accident, Sandeep Kumar, spokesperson for the Gurugram police, said, “Neither the car driver nor Garg had any chance to avoid the collision.”
“The impact flung Garg above the car, and his motorcycle was mangled beyond recognition,” he added, underscoring the severity of the collision.
“An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita). The accused has been arrested and later released on bail as per law,” he said.
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–IANS
