Por🅰tuguese rider Luis Carreira has died following an▨ accident during qualifying at the Macau Grand Prix.

The session was abandoned at 4.30pm local time today 🀅following the inc🥂ident.

A statement issued by the Macau Grand﷽ Prix Committee said: "The Macau Grand Pr✱ix Committee regrets to announce that Luis Filipe de Sousa Carreira, competitor no. 33, from Portugal, 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 qualifying ꦫsesౠsion was immediately red-flagged.

"The medical services, a fast intervention vehicle, fully equipped, and an ambulance with two doctors in attendance, whiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚch were located at the side of the accident, immediately went to the rider's aid.

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

"Continuous CPR was performed, however he succumbed to his injuries 🌜at 16.28.

"The Mꦡacau Grand Prix Committee has contacted the family and the members of the team, and the Committee expresses its sincere condolences."

The 35-year-old has been a regular competit﷽or at Macau since 2004.

He was also an experienced Iꦚsle of Man TT rider, achieving his best result of 13th in the Superstock event in 2011.

Mr Carreira was riding🅠 a Suzuki for the Bennimoto Raider-Cetelem team.