Motorsports Mourning Second Death in a Week, After Moto GP Racer Marco Simoncelli Dies After Losing Control of Bike

Motorsports mourning second death in a week with death of Moto GP racer Marco Simoncelli, who lost control of his bike during Malaysian Moto GP.

Motorsports is mourning its second loss in a week with the death of Italian Marco Simoncelli, who was killed in a crash as the Malaysian Moto GP, when he lost control of his bike on the second lap of the circuit in Sepang and seems to have been hit by American Colin Edwards and then by Valentio Rossi as he slid across the track, the Daily Mail reports. His death comes one week after two-time winning Indy500 race champion, Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-car pile-up at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Two-Time Indianapolis 500 Winner Dan Wheldon Killed in Fiery Multi-Car Wreck

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in a multi-car wreck at an IndyCar race.