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(Sports) Accident kills 1, injures 1 in cycling tournament in Vietnam

Xinhua, March 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

One man died and another was injured in an accident on Sunday during the on-going Binh Duong International Women's Cycling Tournament in southern Vietnam, local media reported on Monday.

Riders from an escort team for cyclists clashed with another large-volume motorbike group riding from the opposite direction, resulting in the death of an escort rider and injury in the leg of another, Ngo Quang Vinh, vice president of the Vietnam Motorbike Federation, was quoted by local VN Express as saying.

The accident took place near the starting point of the 82 km second leg of the race, which started at La Nga in Dong Nai province, on Sunday. To arrive at the starting point, cyclists, coaches and logistic staff had to move by vehicles, under the escort of a motorbike team, from Binh Duong province, where the first leg of the race was held.

Cyclists later all completed their race.

Binh Duong International Women's Cycling Tournament (Biwase Cup) 2015, the fifth of this kind held in southern Vietnam, kicked off on Feb. 28 in Binh Duong province, attracting 63 cyclists from 11 teams, including two foreign teams from Thailand and Kazakhstan. The tournament is scheduled to last till March 8. Endi