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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | "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. | 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. |