Alberto Wey Zapata, a motocross rider, was killed after falling from his bike and being run over by two competitors.
Zapata went to the ground after losing control of his motorbike during a jump on Sunday.
Age
He was 23 years old.
Alberto Wey Zapata Died in Crash
Agonizing footage showed one of two riders unable to avoid Zapata – who only had one arm following a road accident – as he came off and crashed into the dirt.
During a competition in San Agustin, the tragedy took place, a city in the Argentine province of Cordoba.
The race on the same motocross track where Zapata returned to racing following his car accident.
Sergio Unac, governor of the province of San Juan, home of the brave motocross racer, said: “I am heartbroken by the sad news of the death of Wey Zapata.
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“My condolences to his family and friends at this sad moment in time.
“Rest in peace warrior. In San Juan, we will remember you as a great sportsman and an enormous fighter.”
Career
The motorbike fanatic received a standing ovation on each lap when he returned to racing, defying health professionals who told him he would have to give up his passion.
He celebrated his first podium finish after his return in the southern Argentinian city of Chubut on March 4, taking to Instagram to write: “The first podium after my amputation.
“The results of hard work, desire, dreams, and a truly unforgettable moment.”
Zapata recalled recently how his mum had told him the news of his amputation, revealing: “The medics didn’t tell me, but they hinted at it.
“When I was in the hospital I couldn’t feel my arm and wondered if I had still had it until my mum told me, ‘No, you haven’t got your arm, they amputated it straight after the accident.’”
His life saved by a passer-by who spotted his crashed car and stopped his arm bleed with a tourniquet.
He said after his last podium finishes a week before his fatal accident: “I sometimes find it hard to believe what’s happening to me with the difficulty I have riding a motorbike with one arm four months after the amputation.
“It would be enough for me just to be able to enjoy being back on a motorbike again so being able to savor my third podium since my return to racing is wonderful.”
The disturbing incident happened less than five months after he cheated death by crashing his car on the main road south of the Argentine city of San Juan.
He broke his collarbone and had to have his left arm amputated after losing his Chevrolet Corsa Classic control on November 15 last year.
