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Mumbai Biker Guides Ambulance Through Gridlock in Viral Video

Online praise surged, with the rider’s identity still unconfirmed.

Overview

  • An Instagram reel posted by Mayur Bagul shows a biker riding ahead of an ambulance to clear a path during rush-hour traffic on March 18 as his mother was being taken from Badlapur to Sion’s Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital.
  • The rider signalled vehicles, created gaps, adjusted speed, and repeatedly checked that the ambulance was close behind, acting like a “one-man traffic police,” according to Bagul.
  • The clip, shared on March 19 from the @motorcruiser account, drew about 2.5 million views and more than 260,000 likes, per Hindustan Times.
  • Commenters praised the intervention and some claimed to recognize the biker, tagging a relative and naming him in replies, though this has not been independently verified.
  • No formal identification or statement from authorities has been reported, and Hindustan Times said it has sought additional details from the uploader.