Southern 100: Manx rider injured in red flag crash during incident in qualifying on Tuesday evening flown to Aintree for further treatment
A Manx rider who crashed during qualifying at the Southern 100 has been transferred to Aintree in Liverpool for treatment.
Grant Thomson came off in the Lightweight Supertwin qualifying session at Church Bends, resulting in a red flag.
After initially being treated at Noble’s Hospital on Tuesday evening, he was flown to Aintree Hospital on Wednesday morning.
His People’s Bike team issued an update on social media and said Thomson had sustained ‘some broken bones’.
The statement said: “Just to let you know that Grant Thomson was the rider involved in an incident at Church Bends yesterday evening.
“He has been flown to Aintree Hospital this morning to continue his treatment.
“He has some broken bones that need fixing so Aintree is the best option for his care at this stage.
“We’d like to thank everyone involved at the Southern 100 for their support and for the excellent care received by the staff at Noble’s last night.
“We will provide a further update once we have it.”