‘Let’s go for the final drive’: YouTuber Anurag Dobhal crashes SUV on Delhi–Meerut Expressway during livestream

New Delhi: YouTuber and motovlogger Anurag Dobhal, popularly known as UK07 Rider, was injured after his SUV crashed into a road divider while he was livestreaming on social media on the Delhi–Meerut Expressway on Saturday.

The crash occurred near the Masuri area of Ghaziabad, where Dobhal was seen driving a Toyota Fortuner at speeds of around 140–150 kmph during an Instagram livestream watched by more than 80,000 people.

In the video, Dobhal appeared visibly distressed and emotional. Addressing his mother, he said: “When I return in the next birth, please give me love… I needed love very much.”

‘And it’s goodbye’

At another point during the livestream, he said, “Let’s go for the final drive,” before turning the camera towards the windscreen and speedometer as the vehicle accelerated. Moments later, he appeared to shout “and it’s goodbye” turning the steering hard towards the right, and crashing into the barriers after which the livestream abruptly ends and the screen turns black.

Dobhal had earlier spoken about personal struggles in a video posted days before the incident. “Over the last few months, meri life itni drastically change hui hai ki maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki zindagi aise patak ke chhod degi (My life has changed drastically in the past few months. I never thought life would deal me a hand like this),” he said.

He had also alleged that tensions within his family escalated after he married his girlfriend from another caste.

Millions of followers on social media

Passersby alerted police after the crash. Officers reached the spot and shifted Dobhal to Subharti Hospital in Meerut for treatment. Doctors said he suffered injuries and fractures but is currently in stable condition.

Dobhal, who has millions of followers on YouTube and Instagram, rose to prominence through his motorcycle travel vlogs and gained wider recognition after appearing as a contestant on Bigg Boss 17.