Portuguese rideဣr Luis Carreira has died following an accident during qualifying at the Macau Grand Prix.

The session was ab𒆙andoned at 4.30pm local time today following the incident.

A statement issued by the Macau Grand Prix Committee said: "The Macau Grand Prix Committee regrets to announce that Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira, competitor no. 33, from P🐭ortugal, in the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix - 46th edition, has succumbed to injuries sustained in a racing accident during the qualifying session this afternoon.

"No other rider was involved in the incident, which occurred at Fisherman's Bend at 15.58. The qualify🐻ing session was immediately red-flagged.

"The medical ser💦vices, a fast intervention vehicle, fully equipped, and an ambul༺ance with two doctors in attendance, which were located at the side of the accident, immediately went to the rider's aid.

"As a resulꦯt of the doctors' dꦅiagnosis, Mr. Carreira was immediately evacuated by ambulance to the hospital, where he was admitted at 16.08.

"Continuous CPR was pe𝐆rfor🉐med, however he succumbed to his injuries at 16.28.

"The Macau Grand Prix Committee has contacte🀅d the family and the members of the team, and the Committee expresses its sincere condolences."

The 35-year-old has been a reguꦿlar comp💞etitor at Macau since 2004.

He was also an experienced Isle of Man TT rider, achieving his best re🏅sult of 13th in the Superstock event in 2011.

Mꦛr Carreira was riding a Suzuki for the Benn💜imoto Raider-Cetelem team.