A motorcyclist has sadly died following a crash at the Isle of Man TT.
According to BBC News, the man Daley Mathison, 27, from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, sadly passed away following the crash which occurred on the opening day of the event, on Monday.
It is understood Mathison crashed at Snugborough, on the third lap of his Spuerbike race.
The news of Mathison’s death was confirmed by his wife Natalie who wrote the following message on Twitter: “Not something I ever wanted to write but here we go.”
“Daley, as Daisy says, is now sleeping with the fairies. That’s all I can bring myself to say right now.
“The last image I saw of my husband, was of a man so happy with life and so proud of his racing.”
Mathison’s death comes as the rider was making his 19th appearance at the event.
Not something I ever wanted to write but here we go…..
Daley, as Daisy says, is now sleeping with the fairies. That’s all I can bring myself to say right now. The last image I saw of my husband, was of a man so happy with life and so proud of his racing. xxxxxx pic.twitter.com/wWCaDJwUht
— Daley Mathison (@DaleyMathison) June 3, 2019