Eight spectators and one competitor are receiving hospital treatment following an incident during the opening Free Practice session of the 2026 TT.
The rider was taken to Nobles Hospital with leg injuries and “is currently reported as conscious and talking with leg injuries, and continues to receive further treatment”.
Eight spectators were also confirmed as requiring treatment. All were “reported as conscious, and were transferred to Noble’s Hospital for further assessment and treatment”.
The incident occurred this afternoon on the exit of Parliament Square. The session was immediately stopped and all racing activity around the Mountain Course was suspended to allow serious incident response procedures to be enacted.
A decision was made to suspend any further racing activity for the remainder of the day. An investigation is now underway involving race, medical and safety personnel.
Officials said: “The Isle of Man TT Races would like to thank the marshals, medical teams, emergency services, Manx Care and all personnel that supported with the response to today’s incident and our thoughts continue to be with those involved.”