A 24-year-old woman from Mumbai — en route to Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region as part of a bikers’ group – was killed after her vehicle was hit by another vehicle, suspected to be a truck, in Balod district early on Wednesday (August 12, 2026). The woman, Riddhi Divyesh Thakkar, 24, was a resident of Maharashtra’s Borivali (West), and part of a group of 20 bikers who had planned a tour from Raipur to Bastar. Balod Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that the incident occurred near Markatola Ghat, Thakkar was struck by an unidentified four-wheeled vehicle (possibly a truck), resulting in severe injuries and fractures to both her legs. “Following a call to the ‘112’ emergency service, a vehicle from the Charama police station area transported her to the community health centre, Charama; she was subsequently referred to Shriram Hospital in Dhamtari, where she passed away during treatment. A post-mortem examination is currently being conducted at the District Hospital in Dhamtari. The incident site falls under the jurisdiction of the Purur police station, where the FIR …