List of deaths by motorcycle crash

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 involving motorcycles:

Name	Death	Age	Nationality	Notability	Make-model	Displacement (cc)	Location	Details	Source
Simoncelli, MarcoMarco Simoncelli	October 23, 2011	24	Italian	MotoGP™, Racer.	San Carlo Gresini Honda MotoGP		Sepang International Circuit		[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]
Laswell, ButchButch Laswell	March 10, 1996	37	United States	Motorcycle Stunt Rider	Honda CR500		Mesquite, Nevada
Scott, CoreyCorey Scott	February 8, 1997	28	United States	Motorcycle Stunt Rider			Miami, Florida
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
Demoitié, AntoineAntoine Demoitié	March 27, 2016		Belgian	Cyclist			Sainte-Marie-Cappel	Struck by motorbike after fall during race	[24]

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^[25]
• 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^[26]

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

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2. "T.E. Lawrence, To Arabia and back". BBC. Retrieved 16 August 2012
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4. BikeRadar. "In memory of Jason McRoy". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
5. "Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident". NASA. July 9, 1999.
6. 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.
7. "Yamaha Release On Norick Abe's Death". SuperbikePlanet.com. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
8. "'Legendary rider' Norick Abe dies in motorbike, truck collision". Japan News Review. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
9. The Canadian Press (2008-06-02). "Funeral For NHL Player Luc Bourdon". CityNews. Toronto. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
10. "Canucks rookie Bourdon, 21, killed in motorcycle crash". ESPN. Associated Press. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
11. Pynn, Larry (2008-05-29). "Bourdon's death saddens hometown fans, family". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
12. Botchford, Jason (2008-05-29). "Family 'crushed' by Bourdon's death". CanWest News Service. Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
13. "Designerlegende Pininfarina ist tot". Spiegel Online. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10. Translation
14. "Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Turin Road Accident". Corrierre.it.
15. http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/02/02/news-gt-gt-rip-atsushi- kuroi.aspx
16. Motor Mavens (2010-02-02). "NEWSWORTHY> Farewell, Atsushi Kuroi – MotorMavens | Car Culture and Photography". Motormavens.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
17. "Press Release: Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF). City of Huntington Beach. November 1, 2012.
18. 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
19. United Press International (15 September 1982), "John Gardner Killed on His Motorcycle", Schenectady Gazette, Oakland, Pennsylvania, p. 2, retrieved 2010-09-03
20. Associated Press (September 15, 1982), "Novelist Gardner dies in crash", The Milwaukee Journal, Binghamton, New York, pp. 1–8, retrieved 2010-11-09
21. Conspiracy theorists feast on inquiry into death of Diana's minder The Independent, Retrieved 1 November 2007
22. William Langley (12 December 2004), "The Mannakee File", The Daily Telegraph, London
23. BUSCH: Andy Kirby killed in accident, motorsport.com, July 20, 2002
24. "Antoine Demoitié dies following Gent-Wevelgem crash". Immediate Media. March 28, 2016.
25. "FMX rider Jim McNeil dies". ESPN. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
26. 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

1. collision with a lorry
2. Veered off road and crashed.
3. Collision with a lorry, who made an illegal u-turn in front of him, when he was riding his motorcycle.
4. a car driven by a 78-year-old man maneuvered from a side street around a parked lorry and pulled directly in front of Mr. Pininfarina.