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Woman Dies After Bike Taxi Skids on Shahdara Flyover

Delhi police are reviewing CCTV after arresting the rider to determine how the crash occurred.

Overview

  • A pillion passenger on a hired motorcycle taxi skidded on the Shahdara flyover and was critically injured before being taken to GTB Hospital.
  • Police identified the deceased as 26-year-old Neelam, a Karawal Nagar resident who was travelling to work in the Jhilmil area.
  • Officers have registered a criminal case and arrested the rider, named as Dharamvir, while investigators collect CCTV from the flyover to establish the sequence of events.
  • Hospital officials informed police that she had multiple grievous injuries and later succumbed to those injuries at GTB Hospital.
  • The incident raises safety and legal questions about bike-taxi travel, including how passenger claims, vehicle permits and insurance coverage can affect compensation and liability after such crashes.