A tragic accident occurred during a motorcycle race in Brazil.
Superbike rider Matheus Barbosa lost his life after a crash.
Brazil mourns the loss of the young motorcyclist
Matheus
Barbosa
.
The 23-year-old had an accident in a race on the
Interlagos circuit
.
He lost control of his machine and crashed into a metal pillar.
Sao Paulo - Drama in Brazil: A race of the
Superbike series
in
Brazil came to
a tragic end.
Matheus
Barbosa
, a young talent in the motorcycle scene, had a fatal accident.
The race on the
Interlagos
Formula 1
circuit
was canceled.
Barbosa is already the third fatality in two years on the known course.
Brazil: Horror accident in superbike races - driver crashes into metal pillars
At first it didn't look like a bad accident.
Barbosa lost control of his bike in a left turn and went off the track.
He was able to stay in the seat of the motorcycle, tried to brake and headed for the emergency exit - too late.
There is a serious
collision
with a
metal pillar
.
The crash is not for the faint of heart.
Rescue workers were on the spot immediately, but a little later Barbosa died of his serious injuries.
Check out this post on Instagram
“Porque Ele vive, posso crer no amanhã.
Porque Ele vive, temor not há.
Mas eu bem be, eu be, que a minha vida Está nas mãos do meu Jesus, que vivo está. "
Feliz Páscoa 🙏🏻
A post shared by Matheus Barbosa Silvério (@ matheusbarbosa260) on Apr 12, 2020 at 7:38 am PDT
Why the 23-year-old lost control of his machine is still unclear.
The police are investigating.
Not only the race, but also all other weekend events were canceled.
Formula
1
would normally also
be a guest in Interlagos
in November
, this year the route is not on the calendar due to Corona.
Brazil: Fatal accident in motorcycle races - "Have to think about safety"
Barbosa was voted “SuperSport 600” champion last year and was a devout Christian.
His last
Instagram post
looks particularly tragic after the terrible events.
Before the race he wrote: “He who has faith does not need happiness.” A Jesus was emblazoned on his helmet.
Due to previous falls, new safety regulations were only implemented in the middle of last year.
Check out this post on Instagram
Race week 😜 Quem tem fé not precisa contar com a sorte ... Novidades essa semana em galera 👊🏻✌🏻 @lzphotos_media @papocommamute
A post shared by Matheus Barbosa Silvério (@ matheusbarbosa260) on Nov 4, 2020 at 4:44 am PST
Motorsport fans online mourn the pilot and criticize the safety precautions of the racing series.
“Matheus Barbosa died after a fall.
Two other drivers died in terrible falls in Interlagos last year.
SuperBike Brasil and the track have to think seriously about the safety of the competition, ”writes a Twitter user.
(epp)
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