MotoGP rider Simoncelli dies after Sepang crash

SEPANG: Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli has died after a horrific crash at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday.

Organisers confirmed the 24-year-old had died after the race was cancelled following his crash on the second lap. Simoncelli fell and was hit by Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track on his Honda.

In Image: Crash between Colin Edwards, center, Valentino Rossi from Italy, left, and Marco Simoncelli from Italy is seen at turn 11 during the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011.

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