Natasha Ward, 21
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Natasha Ward, 21

Natasha Ward, a rising Australian middle-distance runner, has died at 21 following a motorcycle accident while vacationing with her family in Thailand, according to a joint statement from NSW Athletics and the Sydney-based Sutherland District Athletics Club.

Ward was riding on a highway on the island of Koh Samui when she slipped and went into traffic, according to reporting on the accident. Details surrounding the crash beyond that account have not been widely released.