Two motorcycle racers died and another was seriously injured in an 11-bike crash during a British Supersport event on Monday, organizers said.
Englishman Owen Jenner and New Zealander Shane Richardson were fatally injured in the pileup on the first lap of the race at Oulton Park in northwest England.
The race, a support event to the British Superbike Championship, was halted and the rest of the day’s race program canceled.
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Another English rider, Tom Tunstall, sustained “significant injuries” in the crash, a statement from circuit organizers Motorsport Vision Racing said.
“Owen Jenner, 21, was initially treated trackside and then taken to the circuit medical centre, where despite further resuscitation treatment he died from a catastrophic head injury,” the statement said.
“Shane Richardson, 29, was initially treated trackside and then taken to the circuit medical centre before being transferred to Royal Stoke University Hospital with severe chest injuries. He died prior to arrival.”
“Tom Tunstall, 47, was initially treated on the track and was taken to the circuit medical centre. He was later transferred to Royal Stoke University Hospital with significant back and abdominal injuries,” it said.
Carl Harris, Max Morgan, Cameron Hall, Freddie Barnes and Morgan McLaren-Wood were treated for minor injuries.
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