The bottom of the motorcycle of well-known Northern Ireland sportsman, William Dunlop, made contact with the road several times at the same location where he was involved in a fatal crash during a race in north county Dublin five years ago, an inquest has heard.
Another competitor, Paul Jordan, gave evidence that the Yamaha R1 superbike ridden by Mr Dunlop had “bottomed out” at a dip in the road just before the fatal collision as well as the two previous laps while participating in a practice run for the Skerries 100 races on July 7, 2018.
Mr Dunlop, a 33-year-old father of two from Ballymoney, Co Antrim, died at the scene of the crash from traumatic head injuries and a fracture to the top of his spine which were described as “un-survivable” by the coroner, Dr Cróna Gallagher.
