Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, dead after crash led to Oulton Park British Superbikes event being cancelled
OWEN JENNER and Shane Richardson have tragically died following a tragic crash at today's British Superbikes event at Oulton Park.
Jenner, 21, and Richardson, 29, were involved in
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Owen Jenner passed away following the tragic incident
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Today's abandoned event took place at Oulton Park in Cheshire
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The event was subsequently abandoned as medical staff were deployed.
In an official statement, MSVR confirmed the awful news that both Jenner and Richardson had passed away.
It began: "At the start of this afternoon's Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park, exiting turn one, Old Hall corner on the first lap, there was a chain reaction incident involving 11 riders falling. The race was immediately stopped and trackside medical services deployed.
"Due to the extreme severity of the incident and ongoing medical intervention, the remainder of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship event was cancelled.
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"This catastrophic accident has tragically resulted in two riders being fatally injured, and another sustaining significant injuries."
On Jenner, the statement went on: "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."
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Anyone with information can contact the charity via its website, or by calling 0800 555 111. Do you know more? Email 9 Cops began searching Princes Street in Derby after making three arrests Credit: Google 9 Kasia took up the search for her mum Credit: Kasia Zabłocka
