Jordanian racer, friend killed in motorcycle accident in Amman
23-07-2013 04:23 PM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Renowned Jordanian racer Mohammad Nafsh died on Monday night as a result of a motorcycle accident in the Dabouq district in Amman.
Nafsh's friend, Evian Ra'yan, a Syrian national, was also killed in the accident on Monday evening.
A police source told Ammon News that the two men were driving their motorcycles speedily in Hay al-Kursi neighborhood in Dabouq shortly before sunset when they crashed.
Nafsh, known to his friends as "Hamada," is a Jordanian racing champion, who won first place the International Car Racing competition in Jericho last March.
A funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque, and the bodies of the two men were laid to rest at Al-Bayader Cemetery.