Tragedy in the world of motocross. the great promise brayden erbacher has died in an accident during the ProMX motocross championship in Australia, his native country.
Erbacher, only 20 years old, suffered a wild fall, hitting his head. The emergency services attended to him on the spot, but could only confirm his death. The competition was immediately suspended by the organization.
His family has issued a statement thanking the shows of support: “The Erbacher family wants to thank everyone at Racesafe, the doctors, first responders, pilots and families who supported us. We are very proud of our son Brayden and we will be forever grateful for having him in our lives. He is our hero and we will always miss him.”
The competition also fired the pilot: “Brayden’s death has affected us all deeply. Our sport is brilliant, but sometimes also cruel”.
Brayden was one of the great promises of motocross in Australia. He was competing for the second year in MX2one of the races that make up the championship.
The organization has opened a investigation about what happened in the test, where the 20-year-old lost his life when he hit his head on the ground in a fall.
