Out for an early morning bike ride, a 21-year-old man was killed after a car driving on the wrong side rammed into his motorcycle on Golf Course Road Sunday, police said.
The incident took place around 5.45 am when Akshat Garg, a traveller service associate, was heading for a ride with his friends. Just as he took a turn, he was mowed down by a Mahindra XUV EXD.
Garg hailed from Delhi’s Dwarka.
His colleague and friend, Pradhuman Kumar, said that they were heading to Cyber Hub where their biker community meets before setting out for a ride. “We were riding side by side… Akshat then went ahead and took the side lane when a car from the wrong side collided with him. He was a hardworking man. He graduated from an ITI, started as a Zomato driver, and later rose through the ranks to get here. He supported his parents. He was going to turn 22 on the day of Diwali,” said Kumar.
A video of the incident, captured on Pradhuman’s Go-Pro cam, shows Garg riding on the right-side lane. As he turns a small corner, the car rams into him, throwing him off the motorcycle, parts of which are hurled into the air. Garg can be seen wearing riding gloves and a helmet at the time of the incident.
Based on Pradhuman’s complaint, an FIR was registered on Sunday. “I was heading towards Cyber City from Guru Dronacharya Metro Station on my motorcycle. I was riding my motorcycle and Akshat was on his motorcycle. As we approached the area near DLF Phase II Metro station, a car coming from the wrong side hit Akshat’s motorcycle, which was ahead of mine. Due to the impact, Akshat fell on the road. I immediately stopped my bike and helped him up. I took Akshat to Narayana Hospital in a private ambulance, but unfortunately, the doctor declared him dead,” he stated in the complaint.
Gurgaon Police spokesperson, ASI Sandeep, said that the accused, identified as Kuldeep Kumar, who hails from Bihar’s Madhubani, was arrested the same day. Police were informed by the hospital that Garg had died due to injuries sustained in an accident.
The FIR was registered under BNS sections of rash and negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, and under 281, 106(1), 324(4) and 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
ASI Sandeep said they have been cracking down on wrong-side driving. “Around 16,300 traffic challans for the wrong side in August 2024 only,” he added.
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