2 min readRaipurUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 04:54 PM IST
A 24-year-old woman who was part of a group of 20-odd bikers on a tour of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region was killed in a road accident in Balod district early on Wednesday.
The woman, Riddhi Divyesh Thakkar, 24, was a resident of Maharashtra’s Borivali (West), and part of a group of bikers who had planned a tour from Raipur to Bastar.
The incident took place around 6 am at Markatola ghat, when Riddhi’s bike was struck by an unidentified heavy vehicle. The vehicle sped away without offering any help, and efforts are on to trace the driver, said Balod Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan.
Riddhi suffered serious injuries on her legs. Her co-bikers called a helpline, and she was rushed in an ambulance to Charama Community Health Centre in nearby Kanker district.
For better treatment, she was transferred to a private hospital in Dhamtari district, where she died during treatment at 8.30 am.
“The bikers had come from different parts of Maharashtra and some other states. They have all returned to Raipur and are heading home,” said a person known to Thakkar.
Riddhi Thakkar was a resident of Maharashtra’s Borivali (West)
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court termed the issue of road accidents in the state “alarming” and sought an affidavit from the government detailing the steps being taken to curb them and rectify black spots. The statistics showed that 21 people died in the state every day due to road accidents.
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“During the calendar year 2025, a total of 15,484 road accidents were reported in the State, resulting in 6,967 fatalities and 13,156 persons sustaining injuries. Further, up to May 31 this year, 6,891 road accidents had been reported, resulting in 3,170 deaths and 5,741 injuries. The aforesaid statistics are indeed alarming and underscore the pressing need for effective implementation of road safety measures throughout the State,” the two-judge Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal said last month.