List of deaths by motorcycle crash
This article is about Motorcycling fatalities on public roads.. For fatalities in motorcycle racing see, see Deaths in motorcycle racing.
This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in a motorcycle crash.
Road crashes
The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes on motorcycles:
Name | Death | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Crash location | Details | Source |
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Simoncelli, MarcoMarco Simoncelli | October 23, 2011 | 24 | Italian | MotoGP™, Racer. | San Carlo Gresini Honda MotoGP | Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia | [1] | ||
Lawrence, T. E.T. E. Lawrence | May 18, 1935 | 46 | Great Britain | Soldier, writer. | Brough Superior SS100 | Wareham, Dorset | [2] | ||
Wilkinson, BlueyBluey Wilkinson | July 27, 1940 | 28 | Australia | Speedway rider | |||||
Fariña, RichardRichard Fariña | April 30, 1966 | 29 | Musician | ||||||
Allman, DuaneDuane Allman | October 29, 1971 | 24 | United States | Musician | Harley-Davidson Sportster | Macon, Georgia | |||
Gabelich, GaryGary Gabelich | January 26, 1984 | 43 | land speed record holder | San Pedro, Los Angeles | [3] | ||||
McRoy, JasonJason McRoy | November 26, 1971 | 23 | Downhill mountain bike rider | Harley Davidson | A628, Derbyshire | [nb 1] | [4] | ||
Conrad, PetePete Conrad | July 8, 1999 | 69 | United States | third person to walk on the Moon | 1996 Harley-Davidson | Ojai, California | [nb 2] | [5][6] | |
Abe, NorifumiNorifumi Abe | October 7, 2007 | 32 | Japan | Motorcycle racer | Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter | 500 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | [nb 3] | [7][8] |
Bourdon, LucLuc Bourdon | May 29, 2008 | 21 | Canada | NHL Defensive prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks | 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1000 | Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada | [9][10][11][12] | |
Pininfarina, AndreaAndrea Pininfarina | August 7, 2008 | 51 | Italy | Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina | Vespa GT60 scooter | 250 | Cambiano, Turin | [nb 4] | [13] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy.[14] |
Kuroi, AtsushiAtsushi Kuroi | February 1, 2010 | 40 | Japan | [15][16] | |||||
Lucker, MitchMitch Lucker | October 31, 2012 | 28 | United States | former frontman of the band Suicide Silence | 2013 Harley-Davidson | Huntington Beach, California, United States | [17] | ||
Hassanein, AhmedAhmed Hassanein | February 19, 1946 | Egyptian courtier and explorer | |||||||
Oakley, BerryBerry Oakley | November 11, 1972 | United States | Musician | 1967 Triumph | Macon, Georgia | Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash | [18] | ||
Rich, DonDon Rich | July 17, 1974 | Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos) | |||||||
Gassoff, BobBob Gassoff | May 27, 1977 | ice hockey player | |||||||
Armstrong, RegReg Armstrong | 1979 | Irish | motorcycle racer | ||||||
de Silva, StanleyStanley de Silva | April 12, 1980 | Sri Lankan | Cricketer | ||||||
Gardner, JohnJohn Gardner | September 14, 1982 | United States | Novelist | Harley-Davidson | Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | [19][20] | |||
Coluche, born Michel Colucci | June 19, 1986 | French | Comedian | ||||||
Mannakee, BarryBarry Mannakee | 14 May 1987 | British | Royal Protection Squad bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales | Suzuki | 400 | Woodford, London | Death claimed by Diana to have been arranged by security services | [21][22] | |
Niccolò Galli | February 10, 2001 | Italian | Footballer | ||||||
Kirby, AndyAndy Kirby | July 18, 2002 | NASCAR Busch Series Driver | 1985 Harley-Davidson | White House, Tennessee | [23] | ||||
Sofuoğlu, BahattinBahattin Sofuoğlu | October 25, 2002 | Turkish | motorcycle racer | ||||||
Milward, SimonSimon Milward | March 4, 2005 | humanitarian motorcyclist | Mali | ||||||
Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" | February 24, 2005 | Argentinia | Rock musician | ||||||
Hasan, SajjadulSajjadul Hasan | March 16, 2007 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | ||||||
Rana, Manjural IslamManjural Islam Rana | March 16, 2007 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | ||||||
Corrales, DiegoDiego Corrales | May 7, 2007 | American | Boxer | 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||
Gilmullin, LenarLenar Gilmullin | June 22, 2007 | Russian | footballer |
Stunt crashes
- "Indian Larry" Desmedt, 55, 30 August 2004, motorcycle builder and stuntman
- Jeremy Lusk, 24, 10 February 2009, American freestyle motocross rider, competing in X Knights competition in San Jose, Costa Rica
- Jim McNeil, 32, 7 November 2011, American freestyle motocross rider, practice for an exhibition prior to the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway[24]
- Dar Robinson, 39, 21 November 1986, stunt performer
Testing crashes
- 1896 Sylvester H. Roper Cambridge, Massachusetts. Crash preceded by or followed by heart failure.
- 2007 Noriyasu Numata (JPN) Okayama International Circuit
- 2013 Kevin Ash, journalist, killed in South Africa while testing new BMW R1200GS[25]
See also
- Motorcycle safety
- List of motorcycle deaths in U.S. by year
- List of Billown Course fatal accidents
- List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities
- Category:Lists of motorsport fatalities
References
- ↑ "Marco Simoncelli dies after MotoGP crash in Sepang".
- ↑ "T.E. Lawrence, To Arabia and back". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2012
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19840127&id=eyg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeEIAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540,4130331
- ↑ BikeRadar. "In memory of Jason McRoy". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ "Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident". NASA. July 9, 1999.
- ↑ Wren, Christopher S. (1999-07-10). "Pete Conrad, 69, the Third Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies After a Motorcycle Crash". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Yamaha Release On Norick Abe's Death". SuperbikePlanet.com. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ↑ "'Legendary rider’ Norick Abe dies in motorbike, truck collision". Japan News Review. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (2008-06-02). "Funeral For NHL Player Luc Bourdon". CityNews (Toronto). Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ↑ "Canucks rookie Bourdon, 21, killed in motorcycle crash". ESPN. Associated Press. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ Pynn, Larry (2008-05-29). "Bourdon's death saddens hometown fans, family". Vancouver Sun (Vancouver). Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ Botchford, Jason (2008-05-29). "Family ‘crushed’ by Bourdon's death". CanWest News Service (Vancouver). Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ↑ "Designerlegende Pininfarina ist tot". Spiegel Online. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10. Translation
- ↑ "Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Turin Road Accident". Corrierre.it.
- ↑ http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/02/02/news-gt-gt-rip-atsushi- kuroi.aspx
- ↑ Motor Mavens (2010-02-02). "NEWSWORTHY> Farewell, Atsushi Kuroi – MotorMavens | Car Culture and Photography". Motormavens.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ "Press Release: Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF). City of Huntington Beach. November 1, 2012.
- ↑ R. Gary Patterson (2008), Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses, Simon and Schuster, p. 44, ISBN 9781439103647
- ↑ United Press International (15 September 1982), "John Gardner Killed on His Motorcycle", Schenectady Gazette (Oakland, Pennsylvania), p. 2, retrieved 2010-09-03
- ↑ Associated Press (September 15, 1982), "Novelist Gardner dies in crash", The Milwaukee Journal (Binghamton, New York), pp. 1–8, retrieved 2010-11-09
- ↑ Conspiracy theorists feast on inquiry into death of Diana's minder The Independent, Retrieved 1 November 2007
- ↑ William Langley (12 December 2004), "The Mannakee File", The Daily Telegraph (London)
- ↑ BUSCH: Andy Kirby killed in accident, motorsport.com, July 20, 2002
- ↑ "FMX rider Jim McNeil dies". ESPN. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ↑ Matthew Miles (23 January 2013), Rest in Peace, Kevin Ash / British journalist killed in crash at BMW R1200GS press launch, Cycle World, retrieved 2013-01-24
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