AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has died in a go-karting accident at the Fernando Alonso circuit in Oviedo (Asturias) whilst training for the regional junior championships.
Gonzalo Basurto, from Medina de Pomar in the province of Burgos and member of the Castilla y León Racing Federation, was due to compete for the Asturias Championships this coming Sunday.
But his car overturned in training and had to be rushed to Asturias Central University Hospital in a critical condition, where he died yesterday (Sunday).
The Championship race has now been cancelled as a result of the tragedy.
The Motor Racing Federation of the Principality of Asturias, and the Fernando Alonso Circuit and Museum Foundation both confirmed that all security measures were properly in place during the practice session and that officials and medical services present acted in an 'exemplary manner', following 'proper emergency procedures to the letter'.
Both groups, together with the Castilla y León Motor Racing Federation and Gonzalo's team, Pé Á Chapa Racing, have issued messages of condolences to the boy's parents on Twitter.
Twice-world champion Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso, who founded the circuit (pictured), is devastated by the news of the child prodigy's death.
He tweeted a message reading: “I've woken up in the early hours of one of the saddest days ever. Distraught. An enormous hug for Gonzalo's family from here, and for all the go-karting team.”
