Simoncelli dies in horror MotoGP crash at Sepang [View All]

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Source: Dawn.com

SEPANG (Malaysia): Celebrated Italian rider Marco Simoncelli died on Sunday after a horror crash that saw the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang cancelled, in the latest tragedy to hit motor sports.

The smash occurred just minutes after the race began, when the mop-haired 24-year-old Honda rider’s bike veered across the track and directly into the path of riders Colin Edwards and Simoncelli’s compatriot Valentino Rossi.

Simoncelli, who ironically enjoyed his finest hour at Sepang when he finished third to clinch the 2008 season’s 250cc title, had his helmet knocked off in the sickening collision, which happened on turn 11.

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The race at the Sepang circuit was immediately red-flagged and organisers later announced it had been cancelled.

Read more: http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/24/simoncelli-dies-in-horror-motogp-crash-at-sepang.html

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R.I.P.