Thirty-two year old road racer William Dunlop has died during a practice race for the Skerries 100 event.
Tragedy has followed the Dunlop family at the racetrack.
Dunlop’s father was killed during a practice event for the NW200 race in May 2008, and his uncle Joey died during a racing event in Estonia in July 2000.
It’s understood that William Dunlop has one child and another on the way with his pregnant wife in Antrim.