The 18-year-old suffered a serious head injury in a crash at the women’s junior road race.

The 18-year-old suffered a serious head injury in a crash at the women’s junior road race.

Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after suffering a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.

ZURICH (AP) — Swiss 18-year-old cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after sustaining a head injury in a crash at the road world championships.“Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,” race organizers said in a statement.Furrer was competing in the junior women's event on rain-slicked roads Thursday morning when she crashed in a forest area south of Zurich. She was airlifted by helicopter to the hospital.At a news conference Friday, a director of the Swiss organizing committee, Olivier Senn, said no official information could yet be given to confirm exactly where the crash happened. Police and the public prosecutor's office are investigating, Senn said.“We have lost a promising young athlete with the full life ahead of her which is very hard to take,

The 18-year-old suffered a severe head injury when she fell during the women's junior race at the Road World Championship in Zurich. She was taken to Zurich University hospital but succumbed to her injuries the next day.

Furrer, 18, crashed heavily during the junior road race on Thursday and was rushed to hospital by emergency helicopter in a critical condition.

Furrer was taken to hospital by helicopter with a serious head injury.

:Swiss rider Muriel Furrer has died from injuries sustained in a crash during the junior women's road race at the world championships in Zurich, governing body the UCI said on Friday.The 18-year-old fell heavily on Thursday and was air-lifted to hospital by a helicopter with serious head injuries and was said

Swiss cycling starlet Muriel Furrer has sadly passed away after a heavy fall on Thursday with a number of heartfelt tributes since being made to her from across the cycling world