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Japanese Teen Shoya Tomizawa Dies in MotoGP Crash

By FanHouse NewswireSep 5th 2010 – 4:15PM

MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy (AP) -- Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after he crashed and was hit by two other riders during Sunday's Moto2 race at the San Marino Grand Prix in the sport's second fatality in eight days. The 19-year-old Tomizawa lost control of his bike and hit his head on the track as his bike flipped...

Background on Shoya Tomizawa

(December 10, 1990 – September 5, 2010) was a Japanese motorcycle racer. After a successful career in the All Japan Road Race Championship, he switched to MotoGP and competed in the 250cc class during 2009. In the 2010 season he rode in the newly created Moto2 class.

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