Surrey Race Accident
Gazzaputt
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Anyone know what happened? Seems to be serious if the BBC are reporting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-11617679
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-11617679
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sounds nasty - best wishes to all involved.Your Past is Not Your Potential...0
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That must have happened in the Surrey League Ottersahw Series race yesterday. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to everyone involved.
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Yes it was the Surrey league Ottershaw series race 1. I didn't see the crash as I'd been dropped. I helped the race first aiders until the ambulance arrived. He had a serious head injury.
Putting together some witness accounts after the race a rider in front of Toby clipped a wheel, went down sideways, and then he went into him, somersaulting over the bars onto his head. This was on a down hill stretch before the left hand bend into the finishing straight so they will have been going fast. His helmet was a mess and looked like it had taken a lot of the force....
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Some of you, racers especially, may want to know how Toby Kerr (the crash victim, and my Addiscombe club mate is getting on). He has been in a coma since the accident, his wife has given birth to a baby Boy and he is showing some very small signs of recovery. We're all wishing Toby the best and hope he keeps fighting. More on this link
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Toks wrote:Some of you, racers especially, may want to know how Toby Kerr (the crash victim, and my Addiscombe club mate0 is getting on. He has been in a coma since the accident, his wife has given birth to a baby girl and he is showing some very small signs of recovery. We're all wishing Toby the best and hope he keeps fighting. More on this link
http://addiscombe.org/members/phpBB2/vi ... 5&start=45
Blimey.
Great news that he's recovering though.
Best wishes to him and the family.0 -
Thankfully this sort of major incident is pretty rare, but it's certainly food for thought next time you line up for the start of a race.
Best wishes to your teammate and his family Toks.0 -
Lets hope that Toby makes a complete recovery Toks. I had no idea he was still in hospital.0
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fingers crossed
get well soon chap0