Rider flown to Liverpool after practice incident
TT Race organisers ACU Events Ltd have confirmed that Steve Mercer, the rider involved in a collision with a course car at Ballacrye during last night’s Superbike qualifying session, is in a critical but stable condition.
The 36-year-old, from Maidstone in Kent, was flown to Noble's by airmed before being transferred from the Isle of Man to Liverpool.
It's also been confirmed there is an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident.
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