Eight spectators were rushed to hospital after being hit by a motorcycle rider in a crash at the Isle of Man TT on Monday.
The unnamed rider, who was also injured and taken to hospital, collided with spectators at 1.30pm at Parliament Square in Ramsey, prompting an immediate investigation.
The crash happened on the opening day of practice for the famous and notoriously dangerous motorcycle road race, with all activity on the 37.73-mile course suspended.
Organisers confirmed the incident involved ‘a single competitor and a number of spectators’ and said the rider suffered leg injuries but was ‘conscious and talking’.
The spectators were also
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