Two Riders Killed In A Single Day At The Isle Of Man TT

At the famed Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, the Snaefell Mountain Course claimed its 249th and 250th fatalities in the same day on Monday.

Sidecar rider and Isle of Man resident Dwight Beare, 27, lost his life in a crash around Rhencullen, between the 15- and 16-mile markers on the course. His co-rider survived, taken to the hospital with just an ankle injury. The race was red-flagged but later re-run, the BBCreports.

Later in the same day, 50-year-old Paul Shoesmith crashed during Superbike practice on the very fastest part of the course, Sulby Straight.

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This is where top riders knock on the door of 200 miles per hour and sometimes even surpass it. It is also not far from where Franck Petricola lost his life last year.

Both official statements are here and here.

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