It is a sad Sunday for the FIM Superbike World Championship. The Russian round at 'Moscow Raceway' is overshadowed by a fatal accident in the World Supersport race. Everybody at Motorcycle Thailand sends its sincere condolences to the family and the team of Italian rider Andrea Antonelli, who died this afternoon in a tragic crash. Our thoughts and prayers are with them in these difficult times.

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It is a sad Sunday for the FIM Superbike World Championship. The Russian round at 'Moscow Raceway' is overshadowed by a fatal accident in the World Supersport race. Everybody at Motorcycle Thailand sends its sincere condolences to the family and the team of Italian rider Andrea Antonelli, who died this afternoon in a tragic crash. Our thoughts and prayers are with them in these difficult times.

Deep condolence, i'm waiting the full press release from this accident.

Kawasaki Sends Condolences To The Family And Friends Of Andrea Antonelli
WSS, Moscow, Russia, 21 July 2013
During the eventually abandoned FIM Supersport World Championship race at Moscow Raceway today, Team Goeleven Kawasaki Rider Andrea Antonelli was involved in an accident and suffered terminal injury.

He crashed on the longest straight and after a collision with another rider’s machine he suffered a fatal cranium base fracture. Andrea was 25-years old, from Castiglione del Lago in Italy.

All in the Kawasaki family and the wider paddock are shocked and saddened by this event and we want to extend our deepest condolences to Andrea’s family, his friends and to all in Team Goeleven after this tragic loss.

After the accident all on-track sporting activity was cancelled as a mark of respect.