Portu🧔guese rider Luis Carreira has died following an accident during qualifying at the 💖Macau Grand Prix.

The sessജ💟ion was abandoned at 4.30pm local time today following the incident.

A statement issued by the Macau Grand Prix Committee sa𒅌id: "The Macau Grand Prix Committee regrets to announce that Luis Filipe de So꧒usa 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 1ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ5.58. The qualifying session was immediately red-flagged.

"The medical services, a fast intervention vehicle, fully equipped, and an ambulance with two ܫdoctors in attendance, which 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 ad☂mitted at 16.08.

"Continuous 🌊CPR was performed, however he su൩ccumbed to his injuries at 16.28.

"The Macau Grand Prix Committee has contacted the famil💎y and the members of the team, and the Committee expresꦬses its sincere condolences."

The 35-year-old has been a regular competito🦩r at Macau since 2004.

He was als🌟o an experienced Isle 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 ꦕRaider-Cetelem team.