<p>The video of a horrific wrong-way crash that happened in Gurugram, India, last week has gone viral. A 23-year-old biker died in the accident after an SUV coming from the wrong direction hit him. The incident happened on the Golf Course Road near Belvedere Park, DLF Phase II.</p>

<p>A friend of the victim was also driving alongside him and the shocking video was captured on his GoPro camera.</p>

<p>The victim has been identified as Akshat Garg and the video shows him driving on the wide road sometime early in the morning. He makes a right turn and immediately collides with the Mahindra XUV 300 car which was being driven in the wrong direction. The impact throws Garg off his bike and behind the car.</p>

<p>The police stated that the incident happened at 5:45 am on Sunday. Garg and his friend, both driving different bikes, were coming from DLF Downtown and were going to meet a group of riders at Ambience Mall. His friend was about 100 feet behind him.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They added that Garg was wearing a helmet and gloves.</p>

<p>“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,” a police officer said.</p>

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<p>Other commuters in the region immediately gathered and informed emergency services about the accident. Garg was rushed to a hospital but was declared brought dead.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Car driver granted bail, friend accuses&nbsp;police of not taking the GoPro video&nbsp;</h2>

<p>The police said that the car had a political party sticker on it. The driver, identified as Kuldeep Kumar Thakur, was arrested on the spot. The police further informed that the accused lives in Delhi and runs a firm that handles social media campaigns for elections. Thakur, who was granted bail, said that he was following Google Maps.&nbsp;</p>

<p>An FIR was registered against Thakur under several sections, including 106 (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving), 324(4) (mischief causing damage of over ₹20,000), and 166 (compensation after a motor vehicle accident) of the Motor Vehicles Act at DLF Phase-II police station.</p>

<p>His friend said that the car was being driven in the lane meant for fast-moving vehicles. He checked on his friend but he did not respond.</p>

<p>“There were two men in their mid-20s and a dog inside the car. Commuters apprehended them and handed them over to the police. Unfortunately, my friend became unresponsive within seconds after I tried to open his helmet,” Garg's friend said.</p>

<p>He added that the GoPro camera fixed on his helmet recorded the entire incident, but the police did not take a copy of the footage.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“My GoPro camera, fixed on my helmet, recorded the entire accident. But the police didn’t take a copy of the footage, even after seeing it…Later, I found out the car driver was released from the police station,” he said.</p>


The video of a horrific wrong-way crash that happened in Gurugram, India, last week has gone viral. A 23-year-old biker died in the accident after an SUV coming from the wrong direction hit him.

The video of a horrific wrong-way crash that happened in Gurugram, India, last week has gone viral. A 23-year-old biker died in the accident after an SUV coming from the wrong direction hit him. The incident happened on the Golf Course Road near Belvedere Park, DLF Phase II. A friend of the victim was also driving alongside him and the shocking video was captured on his GoPro camera. The victim has been identified as Akshat Garg and the video shows him driving on the wide road sometime early in the morning. He makes a right turn and immediately collides with the Mahindra XUV 300 car which was being driven in the wrong direction. The impact throws Garg off his bike and behind the car. The police stated that the incident happened at 5:45 am on Sunday. Garg and his friend, both driving different bikes, were coming from DLF Downtown and were going to meet a group of riders at Ambience Mall. His friend was about 100 feet behind him. They added that Garg was wearing a helmet and gloves. “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,” a police officer said. Not an #Accident, It’s Murder On Sunday night, young biker #AkshatGarg lost his life when a #Mahindra 3XO, driven recklessly in the wrong direction, hit him. His friend Pradyumn, who witnessed the incident, says that the driver, #KuldeepThakur, was speeding against traffic.… pic.twitter.com/Uasr1PvwvC — Akassh Ashok Gupta (@peepoye_) September 19, 2024 × Other commuters in the region immediately gathered and informed emergency services about the accident. Garg was rushed to a hospital but was declared brought dead. Car driver granted bail, friend accuses police of not taking the GoPro video The police said that the car had a political party sticker on it. The driver, identified as Kuldeep Kumar Thakur, was arrested on the spot. The police further informed that the accused lives in Delhi and runs a firm that handles social media campaigns for elections. Thakur, who was granted bail, said that he was following Google Maps. An FIR was registered against Thakur under several sections, including 106 (causing death by negligence), 281 (rash driving), 324(4) (mischief causing damage of over ₹20,000), and 166 (compensation after a motor vehicle accident) of the Motor Vehicles Act at DLF Phase-II police station. His friend said that the car was being driven in the lane meant for fast-moving vehicles. He checked on his friend but he did not respond. “There were two men in their mid-20s and a dog inside the car. Commuters apprehended them and handed them over to the police. Unfortunately, my friend became unresponsive within seconds after I tried to open his helmet,” Garg's friend said. He added that the GoPro camera fixed on his helmet recorded the entire incident, but the police did not take a copy of the footage. “My GoPro camera, fixed on my helmet, recorded the entire accident. But the police didn’t take a copy of the footage, even after seeing it…Later, I found out the car driver was released from the police station,” he said.

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