A Mumbai-based biker was killed on Wednesday morning after her motorcycle was hit by an unidentified heavy vehicle in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district, police said. Thakkar was part of a 23-member biking group that was travelling to the Bastar region. She was 24 at the time of her death.
The victim was identified as Riddhi Thakkar.
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At the time of her accident, she was riding from Mumbai to Raipur via Nagpur. She was riding a Bajaj Avenger at the time of the accident. She had shared an Instagram post hours before her death.
The accident took place around 6 am at Markatola Ghat under Purur police station limits on National Highway 30, roughly 100 km from state capital Raipur. Thakkar was part of a 23-member biking group that was travelling from Mumbai to Bastar. She lost her life on August 12 after colliding with a heavy vehicle. Riddhi Thakkar maintained an active presence on social media – she had over 18,000 followers on Instagram where she posted under the handle @gearglimpse54.
