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Former MotoGP winner Abe killed in traffic accident

08 October 2007

Japanese rider Norifumi Abe died in a traffic accident near his home in Kawasaki, Japan, on Sunday. Abe died at the age of 32. According to local police the former MotoGP rider was riding his motorcycle when he collided with a truck that was making a U-turn.

Abe made his MotoGP debut in 1994 as a wild card rider at the Japanese Grand Prix. At the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix Abe won his first race. He competed in 144 races in his racing career.

According to the local police the truck made an illegal U-turn from the left lane of a four-lane road in Kawasaki colliding with Abe's motorbike, which had been coming up behind in the right-hand lane.

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