Washington (MAY 23, 2017): Former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden succumbed to his injuries after five days of his accident in Italy.
Hayden died at the age of 35 years. Hayden, the 2006 MotoGP world champion, had been hospitalized at the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, Italy, following the accident last week.
Nicky Hayden had been racing for Red Bull Honda’s World Superbike team, collided with a car near Rimini on May 17 while training. He had been in the intensive care unit at the hospital in Cesena.
A statement released Friday by the hospital confirmed he had sustained multiple injuries, including “serious cerebral damage.”
“It is with great sadness that Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team has to announce that Nicky Hayden has succumbed to injuries suffered during an incident while riding his bicycle last Wednesday,” Red Bull Honda posted on its website Monday.
“On behalf of the whole Hayden family and Nicky’s fiancee Jackie I would like to thank everyone for their messages of support — it has been a great comfort to us all knowing that Nicky has touched so many people’s lives in such a positive way,” Tommy Hayden said.
