Luis Salom passed away after crashing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain) on Friday, 3 - June - 2016
The Palma native went straight into the wall on turn 12 of a Moto2 free practice ahead of Sunday's Catalunya Grand Prix, causing the session to be red flagged.
An official statement on the Moto GP website said that "two medical cars and then two ambulances were immediately on scene to treat the 24-year-old and the medical helicopter was also deployed to assist in his treatment.
"Due the severity of his condition, the decision was taken to transfer Salom by road to the nearby Hospital General de Catalunya.
"On arrival, he underwent surgery, but despite the best efforts of the trauma team, he passed away at 16:55 local time."
The Palma native went straight into the wall on turn 12 of a Moto2 free practice ahead of Sunday's Catalunya Grand Prix, causing the session to be red flagged.
An official statement on the Moto GP website said that "two medical cars and then two ambulances were immediately on scene to treat the 24-year-old and the medical helicopter was also deployed to assist in his treatment.
"Due the severity of his condition, the decision was taken to transfer Salom by road to the nearby Hospital General de Catalunya.
"On arrival, he underwent surgery, but despite the best efforts of the trauma team, he passed away at 16:55 local time."
