Steve Mercer has settled his claim against the Isle of Man TT organis🧔ers out of court, it has emerged, after hisꦡ serious injuries six years ago.

TT rider Mercer was allowed to travel back to the grandstand, after a red꧋ flag, the wrong way around the Mountain Course in 2018.

He hit a course car at 100mphಞ, which was travelling in the opposite direction towards the crash which tragically killed Dan Kneen.

The TT official behind the wheel⛎ of the course car, Shaun Counsell, has been in court after making a claim against the race organisers ACU Ltd and ACU Events Ltd.

Counsell is claimin⛎g up to £100,000 for personal injury and losses.

During Counsell’s time in cou꧟rt, it was explained that Mercer has settled his own grievance.

“Proceedings were issued but it was dealt with by way of an out of court settlement,” the ACU’s advocate Vicki Unsworth was quoted by&nb🥂sp;.

“There was an admission of liability.”

In𓆉juries to Mercer included pelvic and leg issues, ꧑a broken ankle, heel, vertebrae, a fractured larynx, and neck damage which prevented him breathing without support.

The ACU’s advocate admitted aꩲn “error on the part of the marshal” who released the drivers.

Counsell, meanwhile, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety afteꦜr the incident, the court was told.

Counsell’s claim is: “The claimant proceeded to the red flag incident travelling in the direction 🍨of t🃏he course.

“After Ballaugh Bridge, on the approach to Ballacrye, without warning an unexpectedly, four competitors passed the claimaღnt’s vehicle on the left hand side.

“The♈ racers were travelling at speed in the oppositꦜe direction of the course.

“The claimant attempted to reduce his speed and manoeuvre his vehicle out of racing lines 🎶over to the right hand side.

“As the claimant reached his radio, which was fastened to his chest, to cont🦋act Race Contro❀l, a fifth competitor, Steve Mercer, collided head on with the front of the claimant’s vehicle.

“This incident happened in a matter of seconds.

“The claimant exited the vehicle and ran to where Mr Mercer had landed to provide emergency first aid treatmen🃏t.

“The claimant carri🐈ed his m♓edical box with him to Mr Mercer and removed his helmet to secure his airway.

“Another competitor 🅺and a police sergeant 𓃲assisted in treating Mr Mercer.”

Counsell is quoted as saying: “H🐻ad it not been for my actions that day, Mr Mercer ൲would not be here today.

“There were three radios in the car, all they had to do was shout down the radio and I would have stopped immediately. They had time. I know they had ti💜me.

“Had that happened Mr Mercer wou♚ld not have sustained life-changing injuries.”

The ACU argue tha🎃t Counsell’s claim was made six months later. Claims must be made within three ye♛ars of knowledge of an injury.

The ACU ordered an internal investigatiꦫon after the 2018 accident.

It led to major changes with the ✤org🐼anisation of the TT.

But neither Mercer nor﷽ Counsell have ever seen the rꦓeport.