Biker killed while performing stunt

May 15, 2017 07:09 am | Updated 07:09 am IST - BERHAMPUR

Fatal stunt:  The ‘well of death’ in which the accident took place.

Fatal stunt: The ‘well of death’ in which the accident took place.

A stunt biker met his death when he was run over by a speeding car during a ‘Maut ka Kuan’ (Well of Death) show at Jeypore in Koraput district on Saturday night.

This accident occurred in front of hundreds of spectators and one of them captured it on his smart phone. This video clip went viral on Sunday.

According to police sources, the victim has been identified as Jitu Singh of Ranchi. The stunt show was being held at the Gandhi Square of Jeypore as part of ‘Meena Bazar’ for the past two weeks .

Three bikers were performing stunts in the ‘Maut ka Kuan’ along with two cars when the accident occurred. The bike of the victim hit a car, which then lost balance and fell on him.

Although the victim was immediately taken to a hospital, he did not survive.

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