Two die in speedway motorcycle crash after Vietnam vet event

Two die in speedway motorcycle crash after Vietnam vet event
 By: Charlotte Observer
 McClatchy Tribune News Service
 Published: April 02, 2012
 CONCORD -- Two people died and one remained in critical condition late Sunday following a motorcycle wreck Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. About 5 p.m., shortly after the day-long Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration in Concord ended, two motorcycles crashed into each other on the speedway’s track, Concord police said. Three people were hurt in the collision, and all were rushed to area hospitals.

 Both drivers died a short time later, police said, and the third person remained hospitalized, police said. Concord police have not released the names of the three victims, although they said that none of them are from the Charlotte area. Adrian Parker, director of communications for the speedway, declined to release details of how the collision happened, saying that was part of the Concord police investigation. He also wouldn’t say whether the speedway would review its safety procedures or how it would plan to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. read more here