Copparam Shreyas Hareesh, a 13-year-old prodigy from Bengaluru, succumbed to accidents that he had suffered following a crash within the third spherical of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship on the Madras International Circuit in Chennai on Saturday. Following the tragic incident, promoter of the occasion, Madras Motor Sports Club, cancelled the remaining races scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

Born on July 26, 2010, Shreyas, a pupil of Kensri School in Bengaluru, was being hailed as a rising star, as he had received a number of races on the National stage, together with 4 in a row, competing within the rookie class of the Petronas TVS One-Make Championship this season.

The incident occurred quickly after the beginning of the rookie race for which he had certified for pole place this morning. Exiting Turn-1, Shreyas fell following a crash and suffered grievous head harm.

The race was red-flagged instantly and he was rushed to a close-by hospital in a trauma care ambulance stationed on the monitor.

He was pronounced useless on arrival on the hospital. His father, Copparam Hareesh was at his bedside.

“It is tragic to have lost a rider so young and talented. Shreyas, who was making waves with his prodigious racing talent, was provided medical assistance on the spot immediately after the incident and taken to the hospital,” MMSC president Ajit Thomas mentioned.

“Under the circumstances, we have decided to cancel rest of this weekend’s programme. The MMSC offers heart-felt condolences and our thoughts are with his family.”

In May this yr, Shreyas, having received the MiniGP India title, had participated within the MiniGP races in Spain, ending each races in fifth and fourth positions respectively.

He was scheduled to compete within the MSBK Championship 2023 at Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, in August, representing crew CRA Motorsports within the 250cc class (Group B).

It is the second fatality in Indian motorsport this yr. In January, KE Kumar, 59, a famous and revered racer, died in hospital following a crash within the second spherical of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2022 on the Madras International Circuit.

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