Marco Simoncelli Crash Video: Another Fatal Accident Must Bring Change To Racing

Just one week after IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon lost his life in an accident on the racetrack, motorcycle racer Marco Simoncelli, 24, was involved in a fatal crash on the course at the Malaysian MotoGP race on Sunday morning. Simoncelli crashed into two racers on a turn and fell to the ground motionless. He was pronounced dead 45 minutes later, according to the Associated Press report.  Sepang circuit chairman Mokhzani Mahathir voiced his condolences and said it was unfortunate that a death occurred for the first time since the circuit opened in 1999. "We had our standard operating procedure...this is one-of-a-kind freak incident where the helmet came off and I am sure (motorcycling body) FIM and MotoGP will be looking into this," ...

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