Motorcyclist dies in Macau GP crash

Portuguese motorcycle rider Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira died after a crash during qualifying for the Macau Grand Prix on Thurday, race organisers said.

The 35-year-old Carreira crashed at Fisherman’s Bend on the Guia circuit. No other riders were involved in the accident.

Two doctors went to the rider’s aid and Carreira was then taken to a hospital, organisers said. He was declared dead about 20 minutes after arriving at the hospital.

The qualifying session was stopped after the crash and later abandoned.

Carreira raced for the Bennimoto Raider-Cetelem team.