2 min learnRaipurUp to date: Aug 12, 2026 07:48 PM IST
A 24-year-old girl who was a part of a gaggle of 20-odd bikers on a tour of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar area was killed in a highway accident in Balod district early on Wednesday.
The girl, Riddhi Divyesh Thakkar, 24, was a resident of Maharashtra’s Borivali (West), and a part of a gaggle of bikers who had deliberate a tour from Raipur to Bastar.
The incident passed off round 6 am at Markatola ghat, when Riddhi’s bike was struck by an unidentified heavy car. The car sped away with out providing any assist, and efforts are on to hint the motive force, stated Balod Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan.
Riddhi suffered critical accidents on her legs. Her co-bikers known as a helpline, and he or she was rushed in an ambulance to Charama Group Well being Centre in close by Kanker district.
For higher remedy, she was transferred to a personal hospital in Dhamtari district, the place she died throughout remedy at 8.30 am.
The incident passed off round 6 am at Markatola ghat, when Thakkar’s bike was hit by an unidentified heavy car. (Credit score: Particular Association)
“The bikers had come from totally different components of Maharashtra and another states. They’ve all returned to Raipur and are heading dwelling,” stated an individual recognized to Thakkar.
Just lately, the Chhattisgarh High Court termed the problem of road accidents within the state “alarming” and sought an affidavit from the federal government detailing the steps being taken to curb them and rectify black spots. The statistics confirmed that 21 individuals died within the state day by day on account of highway accidents.
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“In the course of the calendar 12 months 2025, a complete of 15,484 highway accidents have been reported within the State, leading to 6,967 fatalities and 13,156 individuals sustaining accidents. Additional, as much as Could 31 this 12 months, 6,891 highway accidents had been reported, leading to 3,170 deaths and 5,741 accidents. The aforesaid statistics are certainly alarming and underscore the urgent want for efficient implementation of highway security measures all through the State,” the two-judge Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal stated final month.
