In September, 2010, five months after winning his first Grand Prix in Qatar, he will lose his life in a freak accident at the San Marino race, struck by two other bikes after he fell directly in front of them.
Í september áriđ 2010, fimm mánuđum eftir fyrsta sigur hans í Grand Prix-keppni í Qatar, dķ hann í furđuslysi í keppninni í San Marínķ, varđ fyrir tveimur vélhjķlum eftir ađ hafa dottiđ beint fyrir framan ūau.