King Richard Srinivasan, a celebrated biker from Bengaluru, died after his motorcycle crashed into a camel in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, police said on Friday.
The incident took place in Fatehgarh sub-division on Wednesday night when Richard along with his three friends was headed to Jaisalmer, they said.
A camel suddenly came in front of Richard's motorcycle. He sustained head injuries in the accident and succumbed on Wednesday night. The body was handed over to his family members after a post-mortem examination on Thursday, said Head Constable, Sangarh police station, Sonaram Bhati.
Richard was accompanied by Narayan from Bengaluru, and Dr. Vijay and Venugopal from Chennai on the tour. Their tour was to conclude in Bengaluru on January 23, he said.
According to reports, Richard had undertaken multiple expeditions from Bengaluru and covered continents of Asia, Europe, America, and Australia on his Tiger 800. He had recently upgraded to BMW GS and was planning to go on an expedition to Africa.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Sold By Aunt, 14-Year-Old Turns Up At Rajasthan Police Station With Baby Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar Apologises For His Tribal Remarks Flying Squad Climbs Wall, Crashes Rajasthan School Exam, Finds Mass Cheating After Retest, Haryana NEET Centre With Most Top Scorers Gave This Result... The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Took Credit For Biggest-Ever IT Outage What Recovery Of Austrian Gun 'Steyr AUG' From J&K Terrorists Means Newborn Saved From Dead Mother's Womb After Israel Strikes Gaza Hospital Florida Cops Urge Locals To Stop Taking Selfies With "Depressed" Bear 5 People From Jharkhand's Jamtara Convicted For Money Laundering Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.