A third competitor died follow🌼ing an incident during the Sidecar race at the Southe𒅌rn 100 meeting yesterday.

Sidecar passenger Paul Thomas, from Ballasalla on the Isle of Man,🐷 was fatally injured in the accident at Osborne's on the final lap of the race𒁃.

Mr Thomas was married and had a daughter.

The organisers cancelled the remaini🥂ng two races as a result.

An official statemeꦓnt said: '🅷Paul was an experienced Sidecar passenger and had competed previously and won on the Southern 100 course.

'Away from being the 'ballast' in the sidecar outfit, ridden by Nick Houghton, he was a hard-working member of the Southern 100 Racing organisation and a great friend to all connected with the sport of 🐬motorcycle road racing.

'Southern 100 🧸Racing extends its sincere condolences to families, relatives and friends aওt this very sad time'.

Earlier in thꦑe day, 23-year-old Mark Madsen-Mygdal died after an incident in the Supersport B event.

The young competitor, from Douglas, is the son of experi๊enced road racer Dave Madsen-Mygdaꦇl.

David Dukes (46), also from Douglas, died in aౠ crash on the approach to Ballakꦰeighan corner during practice for the Supersport class on Monday.

The organi﷽sers are investigating the c✨auses of the accidents.