Rising motorbike star Leydy Diaz, 24, dies in qualifying race crash on ‘dangerous’ bend where 3 riders were injured

A TALENTED young biker has died after a horror crash saw her lose control of her bike during a qualification race. The fatal event on September 3 took place on a steep curve that also left two other bikers injured during qualifications for the presitigous Grand Prix Colombia. The president of the Colombian Motorcycle Federation, Carlos Andres Ramirez, said two other riders also fell at the dangerous curve but Leydy was most badly injured. The curve which claimed Leydy’s life was not the “most complex” on the track, the high speed she was riding at claimed her life. The rest of the motorcycle event was cancelled due to the young athlete’s death.

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