Marco Simoncelli Crash: Over 50,000 Fans to Attend Italian Rider's Funeral [VIDEO]

Simoncelli's father Paolo and fellow rider Valentino Rossi accompanied the body of the MotoGP rider as it arrived back to Italy Tuesday.

The country has been united in grief since the 24-year-old rider died from multiple injuries sustained in a second lap incident during Sunday's Mayalsian Grand Prix in Sepang.

The Grecini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the exit of Turn 11 and was hit first by Colin Edwards and then by Rossi, knocking his helmet off and causing "serious trauma" to his head, neck and chest. He was taken to the medical centre for treatment but died from his injuries.

Simoncelli's funeral service will be held in Coriano on Thursday afternoon and will be restricted to family members, members of Team Gresini and various guests.

Outside the church, three large television screens will afford a view to the thousands of spectators expected to attend.

New Footage

Unsettling new footage of fatally injured Italian rider Marco Simoncelli has emerged showing the 24-year-old being dropped by medical staff as he was carried from the track on a stretcher at the Malaysian MotoGP Sunday.

Simoncelli died from multiple injuries sustained in a second lap incident during the race at Malaysia's Sepang circuit.

The Grecini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the exit of Turn 11 and was hit first by Colin Edwards and then by Rossi, knocking his helmet off and causing "serious trauma" to his head, neck and chest.

The new footage shows medical staff attending to Simoncelli, placing him on a stretcher before transporting him to a waiting ambulance.

However, as they begin the short walk to the vehicle, one of the workers trips on part of the grassy field and drops the stretcher, upending the young rider before the medical staff pick him up again and hurry to the ambulance.