British Motocross Championships: Photographer hit and killed by bike

A lensman has been deed and killed by a motorcycle astatine the British Motocross Championships.

The victim, a antheral successful his 50s, died erstwhile a rider came disconnected his motorcycle during a leap and the instrumentality crashed done a obstruction made of hay bales.

The play racing lawsuit astatine Foxhill adjacent Swindon was attended by 10,000 people. It was abandoned aft the clang astatine astir 14:50 BST connected Sunday.

A marshal, a antheral successful his 60s, besides suffered a superior injury.

It happened astatine the extremity of the Premier Class Race, a spokesperson for the lawsuit said.

Both men were down a circumstantial marshal constituent and not with spectators.

The event, organised by Langrish MCC, was stopped immediately. The rider was not wounded successful the crash.

The spokesperson, who has worked successful motocross for 25 years, said it was "very uncommon successful motocross" for a non-rider to beryllium killed and that helium could "not retrieve a fatality that wasn't a rider".

In a connection connected its website, the bid promoter said: "RHL Activities are saddened to denote that this weekend's gathering astatine Foxhill successful Wiltshire has been cancelled.

"At this infinitesimal successful clip we inquire that everyone bears with america and immoderate further updates volition beryllium made if required."