Italian moto racer dies in accident at superbike championship in Moscow

Russia July 21, 2013, 17:20

The Russian Investigation Committee confirmed the death of the Italian racer and said that “a preliminary inquest is underway

MOSCOW, July 21 (Itar-Tass) - An Italian motorcycle racer, Andrea Antonelli, died in an accident at the Moscow Raceway on Sunday, July 21.

Antonelli got involved in an accident along with two other racers. “All three of them received serious injuries. Specialists are working at the scene of the accident now,” a representative of the Moscow police department told ITAR-TASS.

He said that none of them has been admitted to the local hospital so far.

The Russian Investigation Committee confirmed the death of the Italian racer and said that “a preliminary inquest is underway.”

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