Update on hospitalised riders after red-flagged Isle of Man TT
Sidecar qꦬualifying on Wednesday at Isle of Man TT was red-flagged
The Isle of Man TT was red-flagged on 💮Wednesda🐲y night.
An inci🌱dent at around 8.50pm during the Sidecar qualifying resulted in red flags ending the daไy’s action.
A statement from t🎶he Isle of Man TT later confirmed: “An incident at Bishopscourt during Wednesday evening's sidecar qualifying session involving outfit number 31 resulted in a Red Flag.
“Driver Chris Sch🐲ofield and passen🐽ger Tom Dawkins were both reported as conscious and both airlifted to Noble's Hospital for treatment.”
Schofield revealed via social media that h💫e has sustained two punctured lungs, a laceration of his liver, a concussion, soft tissue damage, cuts and bruises. He remains in hospital under observation.
According to Schofield, his passenger Dawkins has been discharged from꧋ hospital.
Although Dawkins is "walki✅ng wounded", he has only cuts and bruises, and soft tissue damage.
Elsewher🅺e on Wednesday, Davey Todd coᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmpleted a double by topping two timesheets.
Todd wa🎐s fastest in the Superbike and Sup🍌erstock qualifying.
Peter Hickman was close be𒁏hind Todd in each of those classes.
Michael Dunlop went quickest in the Supersport category - not🏅abl﷽y, he was riding a Yamaha.
Jamie Coward was fastest in the Supertwin class.
James was a sports journalist at🅘 Sky Sports for a decade coveri🌺ng everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
