23-year-old Delhi man dies in Dwarka Expressway crash after read-ending car

According to police, the accident took place between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on Saturday while the victim was returning home

A 23-year-old motorcyclist from Delhi died after his bike rear-ended a car on the Dwarka Expressway near Conscient Mall in Gurugram’s Sector 102, police said on Monday.

The victim was on his Royal Enfield Bullet. (File photo)

The deceased was identified as Lakshya Dahiya, a resident of Uttam Nagar. According to police, the accident occurred between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on Saturday while Dahiya was returning home after visiting a friend in Gurugram. He was riding a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram Police, said Dahiya was allegedly speeding and lost control while changing lanes abruptly to overtake another vehicle. “As a result, he collided with a car ahead. He was thrown several feet upon impact and landed heavily on the road. Although he was wearing a helmet, he sustained severe internal injuries, including to the head, and was bleeding at the scene,” Turan said.

Police said commuters and the car driver alerted the police control room. A National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) ambulance stationed nearby rushed Dahiya to the Sector 10A Civil Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Family members of the deceased reached Gurugram soon after being informed. The body was shifted to the government mortuary and handed over to relatives following an autopsy conducted on Sunday evening.