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Russian influencer Tatyana Ozolina, popularly generally known as MotoTanya, has died in a motorbike accident in Turkey on the age of 38.
Ozolina, well-known for travelling all over the world on her bike, was reportedly using close to Milas in Muğla province when she misplaced management of her purple BMW motorcycle and collided with a truck.
She died earlier than paramedics arrived on the scene, native media reported. Fellow biker Onur Obut from Turkey was injured. A 3rd biker travelling with them was unharmed.
Whereas native police had been nonetheless investigating the accident, there have been experiences that Ozolina misplaced management after her bike was clipped by one other biker.
Ozolina had 5 million followers on TikTok, two million on YouTube and 1,000,000 on Instagram.
She was just lately refused entry into the European Union on the Greek border owing to curbs on the entry of Russians because of the ongoing warfare in Ukraine.
Ozolina posted a clip from the Greek border on her social media and stated: “4000km from dwelling. Greece missed me however didn’t miss my bike. Sure. I used to be in Greece on foot. I purchased a magnet and returned again to Turkey.
“I used to be upset that I didn’t handle to journey round Europe, however not a lot, as a result of I knew that this might occur.
“Subsequently, I moved on. To beat stunning, heat and hospitable Turkey.”
Andrei Ivanov, head of the MotoMoscow Affiliation, paid tribute to Ozolina. “MotoTanya will not be with us anymore. She had a vibrant and exquisite life. Hundreds of thousands of individuals adopted her,” he stated. “Maybe there’s not a single motorcyclist within the nation who was detached to Tatyana. She was adored, envied, admired, copied, awarded as a high blogger and on the identical time mentioned and slandered. Now all that continues to be is her reminiscence. Sleep properly.”
She is reportedly survived by a 13-year-old son.
