Driver killed during second sidecar race at Isle of Man TT

Samuel Reiman

58-year-old Ian Bell became the third fatality at the Isle of Man TT races this week. He died following a crash at Ballaspur during Friday’s sidecar race on the 37.73-mile long Snaefell Mountain Course on the Isle of Man.

27-year-old sidecar driver Dwight Beare was also killed in a crash in the first Sidecar race of the week on Saturday, while motorcycle rider Paul Shoesmith was killed in a crash on the Sulby Straight later on that day.

One of Ian’s two sons, Carl, was competing with his father when they crashed, but is reportedly uninjured.