Nikki
Apr 19th, 2003, 07:37 PM
Moto GP rider Daijiro Kato has died
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/2932989.stm
Kato dies from crash injuries
Kato was 250cc world champion in 2001
Japanese motorcycle star Daijiro Kato died in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday after failing to recover from injuries sustained in the Japan Grand Prix.
The 26-year-old Honda rider suffered serious injuries to the head, chest and neck when he was thrown off his bike after hitting a tyre barrier at Suzuka on 6 April.
Kato, who won the 250cc world championship in 2001, leaves a wife and two children.
Such a sad loss :sad:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/2932989.stm
Kato dies from crash injuries
Kato was 250cc world champion in 2001
Japanese motorcycle star Daijiro Kato died in a Tokyo hospital on Saturday after failing to recover from injuries sustained in the Japan Grand Prix.
The 26-year-old Honda rider suffered serious injuries to the head, chest and neck when he was thrown off his bike after hitting a tyre barrier at Suzuka on 6 April.
Kato, who won the 250cc world championship in 2001, leaves a wife and two children.
Such a sad loss :sad: