The car allegedly hit the motorcycle and then fled the sceneGURGAON: A young woman was thrown off her superbike on Sunday after a man riding a car allegedly cut across her path, leaving her dangerously exposed to fast-moving traffic as she fell in the middle of Golf Course Road. The biker, scrambling for safety, narrowly escaped being run over as vehicles swept past her.
The road rage was captured by an action camera mounted on the handle of her Aprilia RS 457. The footage the woman later shared on social media showed the moments leading up to the collision and what followed.
The Maruti Ciaz driver gave a contrasting account of what led to the collision. Shivani Chauhan, who identified herself as Sia in the video, said she was riding with a group towards The Biker’s Barn cafe when the man driving the car (HR30Y4949) began following her on Sunday morning.
“I told him to drive a little farther away. And he said, ‘stop the bike,’” she said in the video, adding that she suspected the occupants were drunk.
She said she accelerated to stay ahead and prevent the car from cutting across her path. A friend riding behind also tried to shield her, placing his motorcycle between the Ciaz and Shivani as the car continued to make aggressive manoeuvres and tried to get alongside Shivani, repeatedly attempting to cut in front of her bike.
He eventually succeeded in hitting her from the side. As the impact threw Shivani to the road, her motorcycle slid across the tar, the friction causing sparks that are visible in the video too.
As the Ciaz drove away, one of her friends chased it and caught up with it at a traffic signal ahead. He confronted the driver and tried to open his door, asking him to step out.
The driver denied responsibility and fled from the signal, Shivani alleged. Kalyan Baisla of Palwal, the car driver, claimed a group of 22-23 bikers was riding aggressively, repeatedly overtaking his car and slowing down in front of it.
Contrary to what the video suggests, he said Shivani suddenly turned while he was taking a U-turn, leaving him with little time to react. “She suddenly turned the vehicle without looking into the mirror.
I could not control the car. Yet, I tried very hard to avoid the collision,” he added.
Baisla also denied fleeing after the accident. He said he rolled down his window when other bikers stopped him at the signal and told them he was not at fault.
