Mother's video message to motorbike fans tops 15,000 views

Wednesday, 3 August 2016 00:00

A broken hearted mother's message to motorcycling fans on the Isle of Man has been viewed over 15,000 times:

That's Beverley Clark the mother of 22-year-old Lewis who was killed in a head on collision on the Mountain Road during the Festival of Motorcycling last year.

The five minute video, which has been compiled by the Roads Policing Unit and narrated by Beverley, shows the footage from the crash in which both bikes explode into a 'fireball'.

Police say they want to highlight the 'awful things' that can happen on public roads when people's concentration isn't 100 per cent and the impact this can have:

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