Aidan Zingg, a prodigy in the off-road motorcycle racing world, has everyone in mourning over his tragic and unexpected death.

Zingg died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident during the Mammoth Mountain MX event in California on Saturday, June 28.

According to the industry website Dirtbikelover.com, the 16-year-old “went down in a corner” during a 250 B class race and was run over by multiple bikes while he remained unconscious on the track.

He remained unconscious on the track for two laps before the race was red-flagged.

Zingg had recently joined Kawasaki’s Team Green, a national support program for the brand’s drivers, and had sponsorships with Oakley, Bell, and more.

A native of Hemet, California, Aidan Zingg had just qualified for his seventh consecutive AMA Amateur Motocross National Championship, to be held next month at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Motocross journalist Donn Maeda was among those who paid tribute to Zingg online, calling him “one of those kids that made an impression on you from the moment you met him.”

“I’ve been told that he suffered fatal injuries at Mammoth MX,” the journalist wrote in part. “My heart goes out to the Zingg family. I can’t even fathom what they’re feeling. Rest easy, buddy. 🙏🏼.”

Aidan Zingg’s Final Post Is Heartbreaking

A rising teenage motocross star named Aidan Zingg is being remembered in tributes after he died in a fatal crash during a race.

Zingg died during a race on June 28 at the 2025 Mammoth Motocross event in Mammoth Lakes, California.

Zingg “went down in a corner during a race,” Dirt Bike Lover reported, adding that, after crashing, “he was reportedly run over by multiple bikes and remained unconscious on the track for two laps before the race was red flagged.”

Less than two weeks before his death, Moto Sport praised Zingg in a shared post that said, “Remember the name… @aidanzingg.”