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| Eleven spectators injured in first-lap crash at senior Isle of Man TT | Eleven spectators injured in first-lap crash at senior Isle of Man TT |
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| A number of spectators were taken to hospital after a crash during the final day's racing at the Isle of Man TT on Friday. | A number of spectators were taken to hospital after a crash during the final day's racing at the Isle of Man TT on Friday. |
| Jonathan Howarth, who was making his debut, crashed at the Bray Hill section of the mountain course, bringing out red flags to halt the senior race. | Jonathan Howarth, who was making his debut, crashed at the Bray Hill section of the mountain course, bringing out red flags to halt the senior race. |
| Although the 29-year-old Sheff Pack Kawasaki rider was unhurt, 11 spectators were reported to have had been caught up in the first-lap incident. None of their injuries is believed to be life-threatening although one person is believed to be seriously hurt. | |
| Stuart Plant described the scene to the BBC as "chaos" and said he saw "flying debris". He said it looked like the bike "hit the crowd opposite at some speed". | |
| 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 fish-tailing 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." | |
| The riders were ordered back to the paddock and the track checked before the race was restarted. | The riders were ordered back to the paddock and the track checked before the race was restarted. |