List of deaths by motorcycle crash
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This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in motorcycle crashes.
Road crashes
[edit]The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died in road crashes involving motorcycles:
Name | Date | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Location | Details | Source | ||||||||||
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T. E. Lawrence | May 18, 1935 | 46 | British | Soldier, writer | Brough Superior SS100 | Wareham, Dorset, England | [1] | ||||||||||||
Tom Cooper | June 25, 1940 | 35 | British | Footballer | Aldeburgh, England | Collided with lorry while on duty during WWII | |||||||||||||
Bluey Wilkinson | July 27, 1940 | 28 | Australian | Speedway rider | Bondi, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Mario Gestri | December 4, 1953 | 29 | Italian | Cyclist | Montecatini Terme | Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. | [2] | ||||||||||||
Harry Bamford | October 31, 1958 | 38 | British | Footballer | Clifton, Bristol, England | Collided with delivery van | |||||||||||||
Ahmed Hassanein | February 19, 1946 | 56 | Egyptian | Courtier and explorer | |||||||||||||||
Richard Fariña | April 30, 1966 | 29 | American | Musician | Near Carmel, California | Passenger | |||||||||||||
Duane Allman | October 29, 1971 | 24 | American | Musician | Harley-Davidson Sportster | Macon, Georgia | Berry Oakley | November 11, 1972 | 24 | American | Musician | 1967 Triumph | Macon, Georgia | Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash | [3] | ||||
Don Rich | July 17, 1974 | 32 | Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos) | ||||||||||||||||
Bob Gassoff | May 27, 1977 | 24 | Canadian | Ice hockey player | Near Gray Summit, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
Stanley de Silva | April 12, 1980 | 23 | Sri Lankan | Cricketer | Balapitiya, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
John Gardner | September 14, 1982 | 49 | American | Novelist | Harley-Davidson | Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | [4][5] | ||||||||||||
Gary Gabelich | January 26, 1984 | 43 | American | Land speed record holder | San Pedro, Los Angeles | [6] | |||||||||||||
Coluche, born Michel Colucci | June 19, 1986 | 41 | French | Comedian | |||||||||||||||
Barry Mannakee | May 14, 1987 | 39 | 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 | [7][8] | ||||||||||
Jason McRoy | August 24, 1995 | 23 | British | Downhill mountain bike rider | Harley Davidson | A628, Derbyshire | [nb 1] | [9] | |||||||||||
Pete Conrad | July 8, 1999 | 69 | American | Third person to walk on the Moon | 1996 Harley-Davidson | Ojai, California | [nb 2] | [10][11] | |||||||||||
Niccolò Galli | February 10, 2001 | 17 | Italian | Footballer | |||||||||||||||
Andy Kirby | July 18, 2002 | 40 | NASCAR Busch Series driver | 1985 Harley-Davidson | White House, Tennessee | [12] | |||||||||||||
Bahattin Sofuoğlu | October 25, 2002 | Turkish | Motorcycle racer | ||||||||||||||||
Tim Choate | September 24, 2004 | 49 | American | Actor | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
Simon Milward | March 4, 2005 | 40 | Humanitarian motorcyclist | Mali | |||||||||||||||
Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" | February 24, 2005 | 54 | Argentine | Rock musician | |||||||||||||||
Sajjadul Hasan | March 16, 2007 | 28 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | |||||||||||||||
Manjural Islam Rana | March 16, 2007 | 22 | Bangladeshi | Cricketer | |||||||||||||||
Diego Corrales | May 7, 2007 | 29 | American | Boxer | 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||||||||
Lenar Gilmullin | June 22, 2007 | 22 | Russian | Footballer | |||||||||||||||
Norifumi Abe | October 7, 2007 | 32 | Japan | Motorcycle racer | Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter | 500 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | [nb 3] | [13][14] | ||||||||||
Luc Bourdon | May 29, 2008 | 21 | Canadian | NHL prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks | 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 1000 | Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada | [15][16][17][18] | |||||||||||
Andrea Pininfarina | August 7, 2008 | 51 | Italian | Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina | Vespa GT60 scooter | 250 | Cambiano, Turin | [nb 4] | [19] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy.[20] | ||||||||||
Jake Drake-Brockman | September 1, 2009 | 53 | British | Musician | BSA motorcycle | Isle of Man | Collided with converted ambulance | ||||||||||||
Atsushi Kuroi | February 1, 2010 | 40 | Japanese | Drifting driver | [21][22] | ||||||||||||||
Calvin Blignault | August 21, 2010 | 30 | South African | Mechanical engineer | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Hit and run | |||||||||||||
Douglas Blubaugh | May 16, 2011 | 76 | American | Olympic wrestler | Tonkawa, Oklahoma | Struck by pickup truck | |||||||||||||
Cosimo Caliandro | June 10, 2011 | 29 | Italian | Runner | Francaville Fontana, Italy | ||||||||||||||
Mitch Lucker | October 31, 2012 | 28 | American | Former frontman of the band Suicide Silence | 2013 Harley-Davidson | Huntington Beach, California | [23] | ||||||||||||
Jefri Al Buchori | April 26, 2013 | 40 | Indonesian | Islamic preacher, actor | Kawasaki ER-6n | 650 | South Jakarta, Indonesia | Collided with tree | |||||||||||
Bill Beckwith | December 2, 2013 | 38 | American | Carpenter, host of Curb Appeal | San Francisco, California | Collided with vehicle | [24] | ||||||||||||
Bruno Agostinelli | March 9, 2016 | 28 | Canadian | Tennis player | Toronto, Ontario | Collided with another vehicle | |||||||||||||
Antoine Demoitié | March 27, 2016 | 25 | Belgian | Cyclist | Sainte-Marie-Cappel | Struck by motorbike after fall during race | [25] | ||||||||||||
Cris Bolado | September 17, 2017 | 47 | Filipino | Basketball player | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ||||||||||||||
Leopoldo Cantancio | April 20, 2018 | 54 | Filipino | Boxer | Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines | Collided with post | |||||||||||||
Cedric Benson | August 17, 2019 | 36 | American | Football player | Austin, Texas | Collided with minivan | |||||||||||||
Stefano Bianco | March 11, 2020 | 34 | Italian | Motorcycle racer | Honda CBR600RR | 600 | Turin, Italy | Collided with truck | |||||||||||
Adam Comrie | August 8, 2020 | 30 | Canadian-American | Ice hockey player | Leesburg, Virginia | ||||||||||||||
Éric Babin | January 11, 2021 | 61 | New Caledonian | Politician | Voh, New Caledonia | ||||||||||||||
Diogo Oliveira | June 9, 2021 | 38 | Brazilian | Footballer | Maringá, Brazil | Collided with post | |||||||||||||
Doug Bennett | July 16, 2021 | 75 | American | Politician | Muskegon, Michigan | Crashed with a pickup truck | [26] | ||||||||||||
Eric Guimbeau | March 5, 2024 | 63 | Mauritian | Politician & CEO | Harley Davidson | Union Ducray, Mauritius | Emergency braking causing loss of control, ten impact by SUV | [27] |
Others said to have died in motorcycle crashes: Joey Dunlop, Andrea de Cesaris, Brian Drebber, William Dunlop, Colin Edwards, Arthur Fox, Pete de Freitas, Juan Garriga, Vladimir Gerasimov, Ray Gibb, Johnathan Goddard, Dovid Grossman, Nagare Hagiwara, Joi Harris, Jayson Hinder, Andriy Husin, Jay Ilagan, Michael Jackson, Anton Jeyanathan, Ismail Juma, Anatoly Khrapaty, Cornelis H. A. Koster, Davey Lambert, Lee Eon, Steve Lee, Bo Lozoff, David Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron, Germaine Mason, Howard Mudd, Oh Se-jong, Frank Pastore, David Patten, Sebastijan Pečjak, Odirlei Pessoni, Peter Pettalia, Jory Prum, Darryl Read, Ron Rector, Ed Ross, Ric Segreto, Paul Smart, Sophan Sophiaan, Thalles, Trần Phước Thọ, Mary Thom, Braian Toledo, Ranking Trevor, Thanasis Tribonias, Hans Olav Tungesvik, Davy Tweed, Giora Tzahor, Krisztián Veréb, Emili Vicente, Sanchari Vijay
Stunt crashes
[edit]Name | Death | Age | Nationality | Notability | Make-model | Displacement (cc) | Location | Details | Source |
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"Indian Larry" Desmedt | August 30, 2004 | 55 | American | Motorcycle builder and stuntman | Concord, North Carolina | ||||
Butch Laswell | March 10, 1996 | 37 | American | Motorcycle stunt rider | Honda CR500 | Mesquite, Nevada | |||
Joi Harris | August 14, 2017 | 40 | American | Motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman | Vancouver, British Columbia | Killed while filming a motorcycle stunt | http://www.thedrive.com/a-list/13482/stunt-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-during-deadpool-2-filming | ||
Dar Robinson | November 21, 1986 | 39 | American | Stunt performer and actor | Page, Arizona | ||||
Corey Scott | February 8, 1997 | 28 | American | Motorcycle stunt rider | Miami, Florida |
Testing crashes
[edit]- 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[28]
See also
[edit]- Motorcycle safety
- List of motorcycle deaths in U.S. by year
- List of Billown Course fatal crashes
- List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities
- Category:Lists of motorsport fatalities
References
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- ^ 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
- ^ "Novelist Gardner dies in crash", The Milwaukee Journal, Binghamton, New York, Associated Press, pp. 1–8, September 15, 1982, retrieved 2010-11-09
- ^ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Conspiracy theorists feast on inquiry into death of Diana's minder[dead link ] The Independent, Retrieved 1 November 2007
- ^ William Langley (12 December 2004), "The Mannakee File", The Daily Telegraph, London
- ^ 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.
- ^ BUSCH: Andy Kirby killed in accident, motorsport.com, July 20, 2002
- ^ "Yamaha Release On Norick Abe's Death". SuperbikePlanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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- ^ The Canadian Press (2008-06-02). "Funeral For NHL Player Luc Bourdon". CityNews. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. 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. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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- ^ "Designerlegende Pininfarina ist tot". Der Spiegel. Spiegel Online. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on 10 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10. Translation Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Andrea Pininfarina Dies in Turin Road Accident". Corrierre.it.
- ^ http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/02/02/news-gt-gt-rip-atsushi-[permanent dead link ] kuroi.aspx
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- ^ "Press Release: Fatal Traffic Collision" (PDF). City of Huntington Beach. November 1, 2012.
- ^ Payne, Ed; Watkins, Tom (2013-12-04). "Bill Beckwith, co-host of HGTV's 'Curb Appeal,' killed in crash". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Antoine Demoitié dies following Gent-Wevelgem crash". Immediate Media. March 28, 2016.
- ^ Agar, John (July 19, 2021). "Former state Rep. Doug Bennett dies in motorcycle crash". MLive.
- ^ "Décès D'Eric Guimbeau: Le politicien, hommes d'affaires et pionnier de la communauté des bikers Harley Davidson tire sa révérence (07 March 2024)". Motors Mega. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ 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