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Motorcycle builder and stuntman Concord, North Carolina: Butch Laswell: March 10, 1996: 37 American Motorcycle stunt rider: Honda CR500 Mesquite, Nevada: Joi Harris: August 14, 2017: 40 American Motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman Vancouver, British Columbia: Killed while filming a motorcycle stunt
One study evaluated motorcycles as being 37 times more dangerous for a fatal accident than a car. [19] Motorcycle accidents were the leading non-combat cause of death for US service members. [20] Between 1999 and 2012 4,423 died in combined motor vehicle deaths including motorcycles. [21] Of those 1,134 died in motorcycle crashes. [22]
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
People dying as a result of road crashes whilst on a motorcycle. There is a separate category for sports motorcycling deaths Category:Motorcycle racers who died while racing . Contents
The motorcycle stood itself up and continued along the motorway, periodically scraping the median barrier, thereby keeping balance. It was found in Bercy, 9 km (5.6 mi) from the location of the collision. The riderless motorcycle was witnessed and filmed by passing drivers. [235] June 25 – Pakistan – Bahawalpur explosion. A tanker truck ...
This was possibly the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in a motorcycle or road vehicle crash. [ 3 ] The deadliest year was 2005, when 10 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005.
A 27-year-old motorcycle rider died after a Sunday traffic crash on South U.S. 1, according to Port St. Lucie police.
The most recent fatal accident occurred in May 2021 when Jason Dupasquier was killed after a crash during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, while the most recent fatal accident to occur in the 500 cc/MotoGP class happened in October 2011, when Marco Simoncelli was killed after he was struck by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards during the ...