List of deaths by motorcycle crash

This article is about motorcycling fatalities on public roads. For fatalities in motorcycle racing see, see Deaths in motorcycle racing.

This is a list of people with Wikipedia articles who died in, or as a result of motorcycle crashes.

Road crashes

The following people with biographies in Wikipedia died of road crashes involving motorcycles:

Name Date Age Nationality Notability Make-model Displacement (cc) Location Details Source
T. E. Lawrence May 18, 1935 46 British Soldier, writer Brough Superior SS100 Wareham, Dorset, England [1]
Tom Cooper June 25, 1940 35 British Footballer Aldeburgh, England Collided with lorry while on duty during WWII
Bluey Wilkinson July 27, 1940 28 Australian Speedway rider Bondi, New South Wales
Ahmed Hassanein February 19, 1946 56 Egyptian Courtier and explorer
Arthur Fox Jr. June 15, 1953 29 Australian Australian rules footballer Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
Ray Gibb September 10, 1953 24 Australian Australian rules footballer Melbourne, Australia Collided with milk cart
Mario Gestri December 4, 1953 29 Italian Cyclist Montecatini Terme Had only purchased the bike a few days prior. [2]
Harry Bamford October 31, 1958 38 British Footballer Clifton, Bristol, England Collided with delivery van
Richard Fariña April 30, 1966 29 American Musician Near Carmel, California Passenger
Ron Rector July 14, 1968 24 American American football player 1967 Harley-Davidson Columbus, Ohio Crashed June 29th on I-71
Duane Allman October 29, 1971 24 American Musician Harley-Davidson Sportster Macon, Georgia, US
Berry Oakley November 11, 1972 24 American Musician 1967 Triumph Macon, Georgia Three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman had his fatal motorcycle crash [3]
Don Rich July 17, 1974 32 Musician (Buck Owens and the Buckaroos)
Bob Gassoff May 27, 1977 24 Canadian Ice hockey player Near Gray Summit, Missouri
Stanley de Silva April 12, 1980 23 Sri Lankan Cricketer Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
John Gardner September 14, 1982 49 American Novelist Harley-Davidson Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania [4][5]
Gary Gabelich January 26, 1984 43 American Land speed record holder San Pedro, Los Angeles [6]
Coluche, born Michel Colucci June 19, 1986 41 French Comedian
Barry Mannakee May 14, 1987 39 British Royal Protection Squad bodyguard and alleged lover of Diana, Princess of Wales Suzuki 400 Woodford, London Death claimed by Diana to have been arranged by security services [7][8]
Pete de Freitas June 14, 1989 27 British Musician Ducati 900 Longdon, Staffordshire, England Collided with another vehicle
Jay Ilagan February 4, 1992 37 Filipino Actor Quezon City, Philippines Hit by drunk driver
Jason McRoy August 24, 1995 23 British Downhill mountain bike rider Harley Davidson A628, Derbyshire [nb 1] [9]
Ric Segreto September 6, 1998 63 Filipino Musician, teacher Makati, Philippines
Pete Conrad July 8, 1999 69 American Third person to walk on the Moon 1996 Harley-Davidson Ojai, California [nb 2] [10][11]
Niccolò Galli February 10, 2001 17 Italian Footballer
Andy Kirby July 18, 2002 40 NASCAR Busch Series driver 1985 Harley-Davidson White House, Tennessee [12]
Bahattin Sofuoğlu October 25, 2002 Turkish Motorcycle racer
Tim Choate September 24, 2004 49 American Actor Los Angeles, California
Simon Milward March 4, 2005 40 Humanitarian motorcyclist Mali
Norberto Napolitano "Pappo" February 24, 2005 54 Argentine Rock musician
David Macpherson August 31, 2006 82 Scottish Nobleman Collided with dustcart (garbage truck) seven weeks prior
Sajjadul Hasan March 16, 2007 28 Bangladeshi Cricketer
Manjural Islam Rana March 16, 2007 22 Bangladeshi Cricketer
Diego Corrales May 7, 2007 29 American Boxer 2007 Suzuki GSXR 1000 Las Vegas, Nevada
Lenar Gilmullin June 22, 2007 22 Russian Footballer
Norifumi Abe October 7, 2007 32 Japan Motorcycle racer Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter 500 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan [nb 3] [13][14]
Sophan Sophiaan May 17, 2008 64 Indonesian Actor, politician Sragen Regency, Java, Indonesia Ran into large pothole
Luc Bourdon May 29, 2008 21 Canadian NHL prospect, 1st round pick of the Vancouver Canucks 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 1000 Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada [15][16][17][18]
Jonathan Goddard June 15, 2008 27 American Football player Clay County, Florida
Andrea Pininfarina August 7, 2008 51 Italian Engineer and manager, CEO of Pininfarina Vespa GT60 scooter 250 Cambiano, Turin [nb 4] [19] Conditions at the time of the crash were very foggy.[20]
Anatoly Khrapaty August 11, 2008 45 Kazakh Powerlifter, Olympic coach Arshaly, Akmola, Kazakhstan
Lee Eon August 21, 2008 27 South Korean Actor Seoul, South Korea Collided with overpass guardrail
Jake Drake-Brockman September 1, 2009 53 British Musician BSA motorcycle Isle of Man Collided with converted ambulance
Atsushi Kuroi February 1, 2010 40 Japanese Drifting driver [21][22]
Calvin Blignault August 21, 2010 30 South African Mechanical engineer Port Elizabeth, South Africa Hit and run
Steve Lee October 5, 2010 47 Swiss Musician Mesquite, Nevada Struck by motorcycle that was hit by a semi truck
Douglas Blubaugh May 16, 2011 76 American Olympic wrestler Tonkawa, Oklahoma Struck by pickup truck
Cosimo Caliandro June 10, 2011 29 Italian Runner Francaville Fontana, Italy
Sebastijan Pečjak July 6, 2012 35 Slovene Darts player Ljubljana, Slovenia
Thanasis Tribonias July 24, 2012 28 Greek Footballer, police officer Athens, Greece Lost control of motorcycle on duty
Ranking Trevor August 7, 2012 52 Jamaican Deejay Kingston, Jamaica Collision
Mitch Lucker October 31, 2012 28 American Former frontman of the band Suicide Silence 2013 Harley-Davidson Huntington Beach, California [23]
Bo Lozoff November 29, 2012 65 American Humanitarian, writer 2003 Suzuki Puna, Hawaii Struck by motor vehicle
Frank Pastore December 17, 2012 55 American Baseball player, radio host Honda VTX series 1800 Duarte, California Struck by car on November 19th
Cornelis Koster March 21, 2013 69 Dutch Academic Netherlands
Jefri Al Buchori April 26, 2013 40 Indonesian Islamic preacher, actor Kawasaki ER-6n 650 South Jakarta, Indonesia Collided with tree
Mary Thom April 26, 2013 68 American Feminist, writer 1996 Honda Magna 750 Yonkers, New York Struck by a vehicle after veering into traffic
Darryl Read June 23, 2013 61 British Musician Pattaya, Thailand
Bill Beckwith December 2, 2013 38 American Carpenter, host of Curb Appeal San Francisco, California Collided with vehicle [24]
Andriy Husin September 17, 2014 41 Ukrainian Footballer, coach Kyiv, Ukraine
Andrea de Cesaris October 5, 2014 55 Italian Racing driver Rome, Italy Collided with freeway guardrail
Nagare Hagiwara April 22, 2015 62 Japanese Actor Suginami, Japan
Joan Garriga August 27, 2015 52 Spanish Motorcycle racer Barcelona, Spain
Bruno Agostinelli March 9, 2016 28 Canadian Tennis player Toronto, Ontario Collided with another vehicle
Antoine Demoitié March 27, 2016 25 Belgian Cyclist Sainte-Marie-Cappel Struck by motorbike after fall during race [25]
Trần Phước Thọ April 17, 2016 23 Vietnamese Footballer Tân An, Long An, Vietnam
Jory Prum April 22, 2016 41 American Audio engineer
Oh Se-jong June 27, 2016 33 South Korean Olympic speed skater Seoul, South Korea Collided with vehicle
Ed Ross July 30, 2016 50 American Photographer Near Yosemite National Park
Peter Pettalia September 12, 2016 61 American Politician Montmorency County, Michigan
Germaine Mason April 20, 2017 34 Jamaican Track and field athlete Kingston, Jamaica
Jayson Hinder April 30, 2017 51 Australian Politician California, US
Cris Bolado September 17, 2017 47 Filipino Basketball player Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Ismail Juma November 3, 2017 26 Tanzanian Runner Arusha, Tanzania Head-on collision with truck
Leopoldo Cantancio April 20, 2018 54 Filipino Boxer Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines Collided with post
Brian Drebber August 23, 2018 68 American Sportscaster Canton, Georgia, US Collided with a deer
Thalles June 22, 2019 24 Brazilian Footballer São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cedric Benson August 17, 2019 36 American Football player Austin, Texas Collided with minivan
Braian Toledo February 26, 2020 26 Argentine Javelin thrower
Stefano Bianco March 11, 2020 34 Italian Motorcycle racer Honda CBR600RR 600 Turin, Italy Collided with truck
Adam Comrie August 8, 2020 30 Canadian-American Ice hockey player Leesburg, Virginia
Howard Mudd August 12, 2020 78 American Football player, coach Seattle, Washington Crashed on July 29th
Krisztián Veréb October 24, 2020 43 Hungarian Olympic canoe sprinter Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Éric Babin January 11, 2021 61 New Caledonian Politician Voh, New Caledonia
Odirlei Pessoni March 27, 2021 38 Brazilian Olympic bobsledder Ibiraci, Brazil
Diogo Oliveira June 9, 2021 38 Brazilian Footballer Maringá, Brazil Collided with post
Sanchari Vijay June 15, 2021 37 Indian Actor Yamaha FZ1 1000 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Collided with post on June 12th
Doug Bennett July 16, 2021 75 American Politician Muskegon, Michigan Crashed with a pickup truck [26]
David Patten September 2, 2021 47 American Football player Columbia, South Carolina Collided with sedan
Paul Smart October 27, 2021 78 British Motorcycle racer Kent/East Sussex, England
Davy Tweed October 28, 2021 61 Northern Irish Politician County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Eric Guimbeau March 5, 2024 63 Mauritian Politician & CEO Harley Davidson Union Ducray, Mauritius Emergency braking causing loss of control, ten impact by SUV [27]

Stunt crashes

Name Death Age Nationality Notability Make-model Displacement (cc) Location Details Source
"Indian Larry" Desmedt August 30, 2004 55 American Motorcycle builder and stuntman Concord, North Carolina
Butch Laswell March 10, 1996 37 American Motorcycle stunt rider Honda CR500 Mesquite, Nevada
Joi Harris August 14, 2017 40 American Motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman Vancouver, British Columbia Killed while filming a motorcycle stunt http://www.thedrive.com/a-list/13482/stunt-woman-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-during-deadpool-2-filming
Dar Robinson November 21, 1986 39 American Stunt performer and actor Page, Arizona
Corey Scott February 8, 1997 28 American Motorcycle stunt rider Miami, Florida

Testing crashes

See also

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  1. ^ collision with a lorry
  2. ^ Veered off road and crashed
  3. ^ Collision with a lorry, which made an illegal u-turn in front of him, when he was riding his motorcycle
  4. ^ A car driven by a 78-year-old man maneuvered from a side street around a parked lorry and pulled directly in front of Pininfarina