Jules Bianchi succumbs to crash injuries

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Jules Bianchi succumbs to crash injuries

French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died Friday night, July 17 from head injuries he suffered in a crash at last October’s Japanese Grand Prix, after spending 9 months in a coma.

Bianchi, who would have been 26 next month, had been fighting for his life under controlled medical conditions in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire hospital in his home city of Nice, southern France. He is the first Formula One driver to die from a racing accident since triple world champion Aryton Senna lost his life in 1994.

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