Glamorous biker and influencer MotoTanya has been killed in a horrific crash in Turkey.
Russian Tatyana Ozolina had more than eight million followers across her social media outlets.
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Reports said she died when she “lost control” of her red BMW S1000RR 2015 collided with a truck near Milas, halfway between provincial capital of Mugla and popular resort of Bodrum.
A Turkish biker accompanying her, Onur Obut, survived but suffered serious injuries and is in hospital.
A third biker was uninjured.
Known as MotoTanya, she died at the scene of the crash before paramedics arrived.
Believed to be 38, Ozolina had been dubbed Russia’s “most beautiful biker” and had a vast following.
But she was recently refused entry into the European Union at the Greek border for a summer tour amid curbs on Russians over Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.
She posted: “I was upset that I didn’t get to ride in Europe, but not too much, because I knew that this could happen.
“So I go on, to conquer the beautiful, warm and hospitable Turkey.”
In a tribute, Andrei Ivanov, head of the MotoMoscow Association, said: “MotoTanya is not with us anymore…she had a bright and beautiful life.…
“Millions of people followed her.
“Perhaps there is not a single motorcyclist in the country who was indifferent to Tatyana.
“She was adored, envied, admired, copied, awarded as a top blogger and, at the same time, discussed and slandered.
“Now all that remains is her memory. Sleep well.”
Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda said: “Tanya was one of the biggest bloggers in the motorcycle industry.
“She told her subscribers about her adventures and passion for speed.”
She had a son, according to reports.
Russian accounts claimed that the fatal accident in which the country’s ‘most beautiful biker’ died was caused because her red BMW S1000RR 2015 was clipped by a Turkish rider she was travelling with.
She braked in front of a truck but he did not react and hit her motorbike, causing her to lose control, ending up in a ditch.
“The Russian woman’s motorbike was thrown into a jackknife and she hit her head,” reported Shot media.
Another report said she suffered a neck wound.
“Ozolina was conscious for some time, but died before the ambulance arrived,” reported BAZA.
Her family including her son, 13, is “in a state of shock”.
Ozolina had five million followers on TikTok, two million on YouTube, and almost one million on Instagram.
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