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Police seek witnesses to Southern 100 incident

Fri, 13 Jul 2018

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the fatal incident at the Southern 100.

Yorkshire rider James Cowton was killed in the four-rider incident on the Billown Circuit during yesterday's 600cc Challenge race.

The Isle of Man Constabulary is carrying out an investigation on behalf of the Coroner of Inquests into the incident, and is keen to speak to anyone who saw the crash.

Officers have already spoken to a large number of witnesses, but still want to hear from those who haven't already spoken to the police, including those who may have captured video footage of the incident, which happened between Stadium Bends and the Alexander Road traffic lights.

Ivan Lintin, who is described as being in a critical condition, Jamie Coward and Mickey Evans were also involved in the collision.

The investigation team includes a senior detective, officers from the Southern Neighbourhood Policing Team, SOCO officers, collision investigators from the Roads Policing Unit and the Department of Infrastructure's vehicle examiners.

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