Italy in mourning as tragic Simoncelli's body is flown back home for funeral (18 PHOTOS)

Devastated: Marco Simoncelli's father Paolo (left) is embraced
by Italian Olympic president Giovanni Petrucci

The body of MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli has arrived back in Italy following Sunday's fatal accident in the Malaysian Grand Prix.


Simoncelli's father Paolo and fellow rider Valentino Rossi were aboard the flight that arrived at Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport on Tuesday.

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Marco Simoncelli killed in accident at Malaysian MotoGP (VIDEO)

Chronology of Marco Simoncelli Crash and Death in MotoGP Sepang Malaysia 2011

Motorsport was today mourning its second death in the space of a week after Italian Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Moto GP.The Gresini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the second lap of the circuit in Sepang and appeared to be hit by Colin Edwards and then Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track.


The 24-year-old's helmet came off in the collision and he was taken to the medical centre for treatment, but died from his injuries.

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