New Delhi: A 19-year-old woman was killed while her friend was critically injured after their sports bike crashed into a divider on a national highway in Ghaziabad on Sunday. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
The woman, identified as Iqra, was riding a Yamaha R-15 motorbike while her male friend, Hashim, was seated behind her as a pillion passenger.
The video, circulated widely on social media, shows the woman riding the bike at high speed while her friend records the act from behind, raising concerns over reckless driving and road safety. The duo was not wearing helmets at the time of the incident.
đGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh: A sports bike crashed into a divider while Ikra was riding and her friend Hashim was filming. Neither was wearing a helmet. Ikra lost her life in the incident. pic.twitter.com/n5YZXENWMe
â Deadly Kalesh (@Deadlykalesh) April 13, 2026
As per preliminary investigation, the bike being driven at high speed lost control and rammed into the divider. The impact of the collision was so intense that both riders were thrown onto the road.
Passersby alerted the police, who reached the spot and rushed the duo to a nearby hospital. However, the woman, who suffered serious head injuries, was declared dead on arrival by the doctors. Hashim, who sustained critical injuries in the crash, is undergoing treatment and remains in a serious condition.
An investigation is underway to determine the precise sequence of events that led to the fatal crash.
Written by Faiza (an intern at News 9)