Rider airlifted to hospital after crash at Armoy Road Races

Castleblayney’s Joe Loughlin was airlifted to hospital following a crash at the Armoy Road Races on Saturday.
By Kyle White
Published 31st Jul 2021, 17:35 BST
Updated 31st Jul 2021, 17:36 BST
Joe Loughlin from Castleblayney crashed at Armoy on Saturday.Joe Loughlin from Castleblayney crashed at Armoy on Saturday.
Joe Loughlin from Castleblayney crashed at Armoy on Saturday.

The incident occurred on the warm-up lap for the final race of the event, the showpiece ‘Race of Legends’, at around 4.30pm.

Loughlin came off his Kawasaki machine at Church Bends and was said to have sustained chest and leg injuries. He was said to be alert and talking at the scene before being airlifted to hospital by the NI Air Ambulance.