Former MotoGP MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden died due to injuries sustained as a result of an accident. On this Monday, May 22, reports Sky Sports. Athlete May 17 was hit by a car during a bicycle ride near the Italian city of Rimini. Haden was diagnosed with damage to the brain and chest. He was put into a state of artificial coma, but he could not survive. Corriere de Romangna notes that the athlete did not stop at the stop line, after which there was an accident.

The 35-year-old American from 2003 to 2015 played in MotoGP - the most prestigious competition in highway and ring motorcycle racing. In 2006, he won the championship. In 2015, Hayden moved to the Superbike class, in the 2016/2017 season he was ranked 13th in the overall ranking. April 22, Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi was killed in a collision with a truck. The incident occurred during a training in Florence. From the injuries the athlete died on the spot.

Original article: The former champion of MotoGP who died in an accident on a bicycle died.