He died in a road accident on Japanese motorcycling champion Norifumi Abe . He was driving a motorcycle when it collided with a truck. A 'condemn' the maneuver banned a truck, who made a reverse 'U' in a stretch of road where the movement was highly recommended. The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported that the truck was making a U-turn in a two-lane road, Abe arrived in the opposite direction and could not avoid the impact. The former pilot was first aid and taken to hospital but doctors could not do anything to save it. Norick Abe, 32, debuted in 1994 as a wild card in the world at Suzuka. In '96 he won his first win in MotoGP right on the Japanese circuit. Among the supporters of Abe, Valentino Rossi, who in his honor has used the nickname "Rossifumi" when he ran in the 125. The first name of Norifumi Abe was, in fact. Abe has played in the seasons 1994 to 2004, also riding a Yamaha. This year was involved in the Japanese Superbike Championship. Nicknamed Norick Abe won the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix in 1996 and 2000, and that of Brazil in 1999. (source qn.quotidiano.net)
