John Crellin
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Who is John Crellin?
John Crellin was a Manx motorcycle racer from Douglas who died during the 2009 Isle of Man TT on the 5th lap of the Senior race.
John was a popular competitor in many sports with a long career in Motorcycle Racing especially the Isle of Man TT, Mountain Climbing, and running.
Isle of Man TT organisers released the following statement after the fatal accident:
The organisers of the Isle of Man TT Races, ACU Events Ltd, regret to announce that John Crellin has died following an incident at the 27th Milestone at the entry to the Mountain Mile during today's Senior TT race. John, 55, was an experienced TT competitor who has competed in a number of TT races and Manx Grand Prix events. He was a civil engineer with the Department of Transport's Design Services division. The Coroner of Inquests has been informed and an investigation into the circumstances of the accident is under way.
Earlier in the day John had finished third in the 2009 TTXGP Open Class mountain course race riding a Team Tork electric bike. He had finished within the top 30 in numerous previous TT and Manx Grand Prix events.
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