Motorcycle racing is dangerous!!
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Motorcycle racing is dangerous!!
Image: © Des Colhoun Taken: 16 May 2009
There is always a price to be paid in the gladiatorial arena and the Northwest 200 is no exception. One rider was fatally injured earlier today and this incident pictured shows Ballymena's Christian Elkin being taken off with a suspected broken leg after an accident involving Michael Dunlop during a thrilling 250cc race.
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