Luca Salvadori has died in an accident. © ANSA / Facebook / Luca Salvadori

Tragic accident: Italian racing driver dead

The motorsport scene has been shaken by a death: 32-year-old Italian Luca Salvadori has lost his life.

September 16, 2024

From: det

Last Saturday, a terrible accident occurred at a motorcycle race in Saxony, in which Luca Salvadori lost his life. The fateful scene occurred on the first lap of the SBK/STK class at the final stage of the International Road Racing Championship.

The German local hero Didier Grams fell, which proved fatal for Salvadori. He also fell badly. While the German escaped with broken bones and was lucky in his misfortune, Salvadori sustained life-threatening injuries.

A star on the Internet

Although the Italian received first aid quickly, he died a short time later as a result of the accident. This triggered a wave of shock in the motorsport world. Salvadori was not only a well-known face in the motorsport world, but also on the Internet. His YouTube channel and his Instagram page were each followed by half a million users.

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A post shared by Luca Salvadori (@lucasalvadoriofficial)

The Italian wanted to train for his big dream, the infamous Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man, in races like the one in Saxony. Now he had to give up his life for his great passion.