Noida techie on first superbike ride dies in Gurgaon crash, car driver arrested

GURGAON: Two days after a techie riding a superbike died in a head-on collision with a Verna near Southern Peripheral Road in the city, police arrested the car driver on Tuesday. An employee of a Noida-based IT firm, Somita Singh (28) was on her first long ride with an all-women biker group that visited Leopard Trail in Pandala Hill on Sunday, when the incident happened. Police said car driver Jay Yadav (34), who lives in Global Tower in Ashok Vihar-3, claimed the superbike rider suddenly appeared at a sharp turn, resulting in a head-on collision before he could apply brakes. Jay also claimed he was not speeding. Somita, who belonged to Lucknow, was a member of a bikers' group. She had recently enrolled in an academy specialising in training women to ride superbikes. After completion of basic training, she borrowed a bike from the academy for her first tour from Noida to Gurgaon and back.Though Somita was wearing all safety gear and a helmet, she suffered severe injuries, including internal bleeding in the head. She was taken to Civil Hospital in Sector 10, where doctors declared her dead.Somita's father Mahendra Pal Singh said he got a call from Gurgaon cops about the accident around 10am on Sunday. He left Lucknow as soon as possible, but she was declared dead by the time he reached NCR.Police confirmed they are carrying out a probe on the company after a complaint was filed by Somita's father.