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Biker and YouTuber Agastya Chauhan killed in accident while attempting to hit 300 kmph on ZX10R superbike

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Published : May 3, 2023, 4:01 PM IST

Agastya was a professional biker. He was making efforts to achieve a speed of 300 kilometres per hour for the first time while making a video for his YouTube channel.

Youtuber Agastya Chauhan was making a video
Youtuber Agastya Chauhan was making a video

Aligarh: In a horrific accident, YouTuber Agastya Chauhan died on Yamuna Expressway on Wednesday while attempting to attain the test speed of 300 kilometres per hour on his superbike. Agastya was a professional biker. He was making efforts to achieve a speed of 300 kilometres per hour on his ZX10R Ninja superbike for the first time while making a video for his YouTube channel.

But fate had something else in store. Agastya while clocking at a speed of 300 kilometres per hour. But he faltered. The rider lost control of the bike. His racing machine hit the divider on the Yamuna Expressway. The helmet he was wearing broke into several pieces. It was such a severe accident that the rider died on the spot. His motionless body was lying with blood splattered in the surroundings. Agatsya sustained fatal head injuries.

YouTuber Agastya was travelling to New Delhi on his racing bike from Agra. The gut-wrenching accident took place on Yamuna Expressway at 47 Mile in Tappal police station area in Uttar Pradesh. He was a resident of Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Agastya was running a YouTube channel 'PRO RIDER 1000'. His channel had 1.2 million subscribers. He had uploaded a video on YouTube about 16 hours ago, appealing to his friends to reach New Delhi.

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Agastya was proficient in making videos for his channel while riding a bike. But whenever Agastya uploaded a new video on his channel, he always ensured to put out a disclaimer. He always issued warnings to people not to drive fast. Agastya Chauhan had left for New Delhi from Agra to take part in a motorbike racing competition.

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