Young prodigy dies of injuries

– Spanish teen moto hope Andreas Perez, 14, died yesterday from severe injuries sustained in a crash on Sunday in a junior world championships race at the Montmelo outside Barcelona, organisers said.

“After yesterday’s incident during the Moto3 World Championship race ... at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit we regret to announce the death of Andreas Perez Manresa,” organisers said in a statement.

“Devastated by the death of driver Andreas Perez. Difficult to come to terms with the death of someone so young,” tweeted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Perez crashed on a bend and was airlifted to hospital with serious brain injuries according to his team and was declared clinically dead shortly afterwards. –

Madrid