Update on hospitalised riders after red-flagged Isle of Man TT
Sidඣecar qualifying on Wednesday at Isle of Man TT was red-flagged
The Isle of Man TT was 🎶red-flagge🎉d on Wednesday night.
An incident at 💧around 8.50pm during the Sidecar qualifying ꩵresulted in red flags ending the day’s action.
A statement from the Isle of Man TT later confirmed: “An incident at Bi😼shopscourt during Wednesday evening's sidecar qualifying session involving outfit number 31 resulted in a Red Flag.
“Driver Chris S🌊chofield and passenger Tom Dawkins were both reported as conscious and both airlifted to Noble's Hospital for treatmen๊t.”
Schofield revealed via social media t𒀰hat he has sustained two punctured lungs, a laceration of his liver, a concussion, soft tissue damage, cuts and bruises. He remains in hospital under obs♊ervation.
According to Schofield, his passenger Dawkins has been discharged fromඣ hospital.
Although Dawki♒ns is "walking wounded", he has only cuts and bruises, an♋d soft tissue damage.
Elsewhere ꩲon Wednesday, Davey Todd completed a double by toppi𝓡ng two timesheets.
ꦕTodd was fastest in the Superbike and Superstock qualifying.
Peter H🍨ickman was close behind Todd in each of those classes﷽.
Michael Dunlop went quickest in the Supersport category - notabl🔜y, he was riding a Yamaha.
Jamie Coward was fastest in the Supertwin class.
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