Lewis Kerr crash: Injured speedway rider returns to track

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An injured Newcastle Diamonds speedway rider who was seriously injured in a crash has gone back on the track.

Lewis Kerr was put in an induced coma after hitting a fence following a collision with another rider at an event in Peterborough on 3 August.

The 25-year-old, from Snettisham in Norfolk, is now recovering and has said he intends to race again.

Before the team's season finale he did a lap on the back of a bike, to the applause of the watching crowd.

Mr Kerr said: "It's good to be back and I want to thank the club about how supportive they've been."

He said that he was looking forward to racing during the next season.

"I want to be better than I was, so there's a lot of fitness to do over the winter," he said.