Moto3 rider Dupasquier dies after an accident

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Dupasquier in Mugello on the weekend.

The Swiss had an accident shortly afterwards in qualifying

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The Swiss motorcycle racer Jason Dupasquier, who had an accident on Saturday in qualifying for the Moto3 class at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, died on Sunday morning.

The organizers announced this on Sunday lunchtime.

Accordingly, the 19-year-old succumbed to his serious injuries.

"On behalf of the entire MotoGP, we send our love to his team and his family," the message said: "We will miss you very much." The Moto3 race was just over at the time, the Moto2 World Championship was just starting a few minutes after the death was announced.

According to the doctors, Dupasquier had suffered severe brain injuries in the accident on Saturday and has since been in critical condition.

The driver from the German team Prüstel GP had also been operated on on Sunday night because of vascular injuries to the chest.

Since then, Dupasquier has been in the intensive care unit of the Careggi hospital in Florence.

Jason Dupasquier fell with his KTM and was hit in the head by the motorcycle of the following Japanese Ayumu Sasaki.

Dupasquier received medical care for 40 minutes at the scene of the accident and then flown to the clinic by rescue helicopter.

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