Round three of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park saw one of the most catastrophic racing crashes in recent history. As the riders exited turn one on the first lap, there was a major chain reaction incident in which Owen Jenner (21) and Shane Richardson (29) were fatally injured.
The race was the Supersport Championship, which is a support class to the main British Superbike series, was halted after the pileup, and the series director, Stuart Higgs, canceled the event soon after.
Jenner was initially treated trackside and then taken to the circuit medical centre, where, despite further resuscitation treatment, he unfortunately died from a catastrophic head injury. Richardson (29) was initially treated trackside and then taken to the circuit medical centre before being transferred to Royal Stoke University Hospital with severe chest injuries.
