A participant in the City of Madrid Motorcycle Speed Grand Prix The Bañeza (León), Javier Alvarez Perez, 47 years old, He died today at the León University Hospital Complex after having suffered an accident this afternoon during training for the 125cc Moto 3 category.
The pilot, of Galician origin and member of the Coruñesan team MMG Racing, He left the street circuit on a bend during the last lap, crashing into a safety fence and being thrown off, hitting a wall. The man was immediately taken by ambulance to the hospital in León, although the serious injuries he suffered have caused his death.
The LXIII edition of the Grand Prix of Speed It is being held this Sunday, at an event that brings together around 80,000 people from many parts of Spain and lovers of two wheels.
The organisation has issued a statement stating that “unfortunately the driver suffered a fatal accident while competing in the time trial of his category. After the second turn of the circuit he hit the protection system of the area and then the asphalt,” it said. Two advanced life support ambulances arrived at the scene “immediately” and he was assisted from the first moment by the full medical team. At 23:54 his death was reported.
Later, “at 10:30 p.m., the pilots participating in their category were summoned to explain the situation and to be part of the decision, which was decided by a majority to continue with the event given the importance that this race has at a national level and in the world of motorcycling.”
The La Bañeza City Council has also expressed its most sincere condolences to the family of the deceased pilot in a statement.
