The Spanish Moto2 rider Luis Salom died this Friday as a result of injuries sustained after a heavy fall during free practice at the Catalan Motorcycle Grand Prix in Montmeló, the organizers reported.
The 24-year-old SAG Team rider crashed to the ground at turn 12 of the circuit and slid on the gravel until he hit the barrier, as can be seen in the images from a security camera.
Salom was left lying on the ground, where the assistants gave him first aid while two ambulances and a helicopter went to the scene.
“Due to the complications and severity of his condition, the decision was made to take Salom by road” to the General Hospital of Catalonia, near the Montmeló circuit, states the statement read to journalists at a press conference, in which he did not there were questions.
After Salom’s crash, with about 25 minutes to go to the end of Moto2 practice, the race management raised the red flag and then made the decision to suspend the rest of the session.
VIDEO.- Spanish pilot dies after his accident in Montmeló
