Kato loses fight for life

Former 250cc world motorcycle racing champion Daijiro Kato has lost his battle for life following an horrific crash during the Japanese GP.

Kato died in a Tokyo hospital today after failing to recover from injuries he suffered during the crash in the Japanese GP at Suzuka on April 6.

The 26-year-old Telefonica Movistar Honda rider suffered serious injuries to the head, chest and neck.

Kato, world champion in 2001, leaves a wife and two children.