GREEK motorsport is in mourning after one of its brightest stars was tragically killed in a car accident.
Champion racer Costas Takidellis, 19, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning after his car fell off a bridge in capital city Athens.
Greek motorsport champ Costas Takidellis has died following a car crash
The 19-year-old’s vehicle plunged off a bridge in Athens before landing upside-down
Takidellis was a dirt racing champion in his homeland.
And the sad news sent shockwaves throughout Greece today.
National media claim the teenager was behind the wheel when his Ford Focus ST lost control on a bridge in Nea Ionia, north Athens.
The vehicle broke through protective railings on the side of the bridge.
And after plunging into mid-air, it crashed upside down, killing Takidellis.
Pictures showed shocked emergency services surrounding the destroyed car in the devastating aftermath.
And it later emerged a passenger, reported to be a 21-year-old man, miraculously survived the crash with serious injuries.
Tributes have since come in for Takidellis, who drove for Yacar Sport.
Only last year, the motor sensation was crowned Champion in the Panhellenic Crosscar Championship EKO Racing Dirt Games.
And his most recent race came in February at Germany’s FIA Rally Star event.
The Greek Motor Sports Association paid their respects with a touching message.
It read: “Good races on the tracks of heaven, Constantine.
“ASMA expresses its heartfelt condolences to his family.
“Let him be the last victim of asphalt.”
