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Isle of Man TT spectator seriously injured | Isle of Man TT spectator seriously injured |
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Ten spectators were taken to hospital following a crash on the opening lap of the Senior TT race in the Isle of Man. | |
Race organisers said "none of the injuries are life threatening although one person has been seriously injured". | Race organisers said "none of the injuries are life threatening although one person has been seriously injured". |
It happened on Friday, just after 13:00 BST, on Bray Hill when a rider crashed on the fast downhill section less than a mile from the start. | It happened on Friday, just after 13:00 BST, on Bray Hill when a rider crashed on the fast downhill section less than a mile from the start. |
The rider involved, Barnsley's Jonathan Howarth, sustained a minor fracture. | |
ACU Events Ltd said in a statement that five spectators remained in hospital for treatment, one in the emergency department. | |
Witness Stuart Plant described the scene as "chaos" and said he saw "flying debris". | Witness Stuart Plant described the scene as "chaos" and said he saw "flying debris". |
He said it looked like the bike "hit the crowd opposite at some speed". | He said it looked like the bike "hit the crowd opposite at some speed". |
The race was subsequently red-flagged. | The race was subsequently red-flagged. |
Bike 'disintegrated' | Bike 'disintegrated' |
Another witness, John Leonard, said: "I saw the rider comer over top of the hill and he lost the back end of the bike. | |
"It was fishtailing at phenomenal speed - there was no way he was staying on the bike. | |
"He slid past on his belly and went all the way through the lights at the bottom of the hill into a lamppost - amazingly, he got up and walked away." | |
Manx Radio reporter David Harrison, who was also a spectator, said the rider's bike completely disintegrated in the crash. | |
"The wheel and the petrol tank of the bike flew straight across the road - it actually came over my head, only yards away from us," he said. | |
"Everyone ducked and screamed and ran away in the panic." | "Everyone ducked and screamed and ran away in the panic." |
Bray Hill is one of the most popular vantage points for TT spectators. | Bray Hill is one of the most popular vantage points for TT spectators. |
The race restarted at 16:30 and was won by Morecambe's John McGuinness who set a new race record in claiming his 20th TT triumph. | |
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