Racing

Published 5:00 am Monday, September 6, 2010

Japanese rider, 19, killed in Moto2 crash in Italy: Motorcycle racing endured its second tragedy in eight days Sunday, this time at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico, Italy. Shoya Tomizawa became the second teenage rider to die in the sport when the 19-year-old fell and was hit by two trailing riders during the Moto2 race. Tomizawa’s crash was similar to the accident that claimed Peter Lenz last Sunday. The 13-year-old from Vancouver, Wash., died during a warmup event at the United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis, where he fell and then was hit by another rider in a U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union series event.

— From wire reports

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