One of India’s top women bikers, Veenu Paliwal, died in a road accident in Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh. Paliwal, 44, was on a nationwide tour on her Harley Davidson when the accident took place. She was undertaking the Kashmir to Kanyakumari trip with fellow biker and companion Dipesh Tanwar. The two started their journey from Lucknow early in the morning for Bhopal on separate Harley Davidson bikes.

Paliwal died after her bike went out of control on a turn and she skid off a road near Gyaraspur about 100 km from Bhopal. She was rushed to a primary health centre and later to the Vidisha district hospital, where she was declared brought dead.

Paliwal and Tanwar were heading to Bhopal from Sagar when the accident took place. Paliwal, a Jaipur resident, was known for her skills with the motorcycle and for having driven the Harley Davidson bikes at 180 kmph. She was planning to make a documentary on her nationwide bike journey. Veenu Paliwal had recently been named the Lady of the Harley 2016.