Baby pilot Sid Veijer dies after an accident: he was 7 years old

Goodbye to Sid Veijer 

Motorcycling è again in mourning. The ’Netherlands è in shock at a tragedy that, as feared for weeks, has è sadly taken place in recent hours. è Sid Veijer died, aged just seven. The young racer had suffered a serious accident on Dec. 22 while training with a minimoto on an indoor kart track in his home country.

Sid had suffered head and facial injuries and was transported to the hospital. His condition was critical, despite the numerous surgeries he had undergone, his family had revealed.

Sadly, Sid lost his battle, as announced by his family in a statement on social media. "Sid fought like a lion. We fought with him until the last minute with all our strength. Doctors and nurses did everything they could", they wrote heartbroken.

Sid was already considered one of the great promises of motorcycling in his country. It was no coincidence that in early October he had become champion of Holland in the Junior A category of minimoto racing.

Sid was also related to Collin Veijer, a rider who raced in Moto3 in 2024 and will switch to Moto2 in 2023 with the Ajo KTM team. Collin also expressed his feelings in a post on Instagram: "You fought with all your strength, but you could not win this hard and difficult battle. I am very proud to be your cousin and will never forget the fun times we had together, even though we were not together much. I will never forget you as a person. It motivates me even moreù to fight as hard as you did. I love you, Sid", he wrote.