Iranian daredevil, Javad Palizbanian dies while attempting to break the world record for jumping over buses on a motorcycle.
Iranian motorcycle daredevil, Javad Palizbanian, was trying to leap over 22 buses parked side by side when his bike came down on the 13th bus, killing him instantly.
State television broadcast the start of Palizbanian’s attempt in Tehran's Azadi Sport Complex stadium, but then cut the footage.
The newscaster reportedly said,“The crash scene was too disturbing to show publicly.”
Just minutes prior to his attempt, Javad had told an audience of hundreds: “I am going to break the world record and do something for my country to be proud of.”
Javad Palizbanian was well known in Iran for his motorcycle stunts. No stranger to Knievelesque jumps, in July, 2005, he successfully cleared a river that was 153 feet wide.
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