Summary Andrea Antonelli died after a crash on opening lap of a World Supersport Championship race Sunday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Italian rider Andrea Antonelli died after a high-speed crash on the opening lap of a World Supersport Championship race at the Moscow Raceway on Sunday,
Italian and Russian media reported.
Antonelli suffered a head wound when he came off his Kawasaki at 250 kph in torrential rain on the opening lap and was hit by a following rider, Italy s Gazzetta dello Sport said.
The 25-year-old Antonelli died after being taken to the circuit s medical centre, it added.
Officials called off the race, and the day s headline World Superbike Championship event.
Russia s federal investigative committee was looking into the accident, the Russian Itar-Tass news agency reported.
