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Racer Kara Rann dies after motorbike crash at Pembrey track | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A racer injured after crashing her powerful motorbike at a circuit in west Wales has died. | |
Kara Rann, 27, suffered serious head injuries after falling from her Yamaha R6 motorcycle during a competition. | Kara Rann, 27, suffered serious head injuries after falling from her Yamaha R6 motorcycle during a competition. |
She lost control on a hairpin bend and was thrown from her bike which has a top speed of 180mph. | |
Doctors tried to save her but Ms Rann died of serious head injuries at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. | Doctors tried to save her but Ms Rann died of serious head injuries at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. |
Her boyfriend Marc McCullough, 25, said: "Kara was so badly injured that she lost her fight." | Her boyfriend Marc McCullough, 25, said: "Kara was so badly injured that she lost her fight." |
Mr McCullough was cheering Miss Rann on when she crashed at Pembrey Racing Circuit in Carmarthenshire. | Mr McCullough was cheering Miss Rann on when she crashed at Pembrey Racing Circuit in Carmarthenshire. |
The couple, who have a five-year-old son, were at the NG Road Racing event on the 1.4 mile long track when the crash happened. | |
She was airlifted to the University Hospital following the accident on 14 September. | |
Mr McCullough, who is also a motorbiker, kept a vigil at her bedside as she was placed in a medically induced coma. | Mr McCullough, who is also a motorbiker, kept a vigil at her bedside as she was placed in a medically induced coma. |
A spokesman for Pembrey Racing Circuit said: "In race number two there was an incident involving a 27-year-old female competitor, who fell from her Yamaha R6 motorcycle at Hatchets Hairpin. | A spokesman for Pembrey Racing Circuit said: "In race number two there was an incident involving a 27-year-old female competitor, who fell from her Yamaha R6 motorcycle at Hatchets Hairpin. |
"The rider suffered serious head injuries and was treated at the circuit by the circuit's medical team. | "The rider suffered serious head injuries and was treated at the circuit by the circuit's medical team. |
"The competitor was then airlifted by Wales Air Ambulance to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff at 10.55am." | "The competitor was then airlifted by Wales Air Ambulance to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff at 10.55am." |
Public protection officers have visited the circuit and are investigating the accident and an inquest will be held. | Public protection officers have visited the circuit and are investigating the accident and an inquest will be held. |
Ms Rann had been riding motorbikes since the age of 14 but only took up racing a year ago. | Ms Rann had been riding motorbikes since the age of 14 but only took up racing a year ago. |
She had been campaigning for a TT-style race around the Isle of Wight where she lived - and her friends are planning to organise the event, naming it in her memory. | She had been campaigning for a TT-style race around the Isle of Wight where she lived - and her friends are planning to organise the event, naming it in her memory. |
NG Road Racing has 600 competing members who take part in the Championship Series at circuits around the country. | NG Road Racing has 600 competing members who take part in the Championship Series at circuits around the country. |
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