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13-year-old Peter Lenz from Vancouver, Washington, died at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after suffering a terrible accident during a warmup lap. The boy fell of his bike and was then run over by another racer, 12-year-old Xavier Zayat.



Although he was treated immediately and then taken to the hospital, Peter passed away three hours later as a result of “blunt force trauma”.

His father posted a message on Peter’s website saying:

“Peter passed away early this morning when he was apparently struck by another rider. He passed doing what he loved and had his go fast face on as he pulled onto the track. The world lost one of its brightest lights today. God Bless Peter and the other rider involved. #45 is on another road we can only hope to reach. Miss you kiddo. – Dad”

The video of the accident has not been released, but already thousands of people are looking for it. Peter Lenz is the youngest driver to lose his life on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

“This was the most difficult race for everyone,” MotoGP winner Dani Pedrosa said. “The conditions were very hard because of the heat and the asphalt was very greasy.”

The Peter Lenz crahs video is being used by authorities to investigate the circumstances of his death.

Our thoughts and prayers go to Peter Lenz family, but also to Xavier Zayat.