The incident that saw the opening day of practice for the 2026 Isle of Man TT curtailed has left one competitor and eight spectators hospitalised, after a crashed bike on the exit of Ramsey’s Parliament Square entered a fan area and pushed crowd barriers back into spectators.

Practice got underway on schedule, with opening practice in the Supersport and Supertwin class on Monday morning passing without incident. The same was true for the following Sidecar session.

However, a red flag during the Superbike and Superstock session brought a halt to proceedings around 1pm, following ‘the implementation of serious incident protocols’ after the incident in Ramsey.

That incident, organisers explained after the remainder of the day’s scheduled timed qualifying sessions were cancelled, caused a number of injuries to both the rider involved and some of those spectating.

“The competitor was taken to Noble's Hospital,” they explained in a statement, “and is currently reported as 'conscious and talking' with leg injuries, and continues to receive further treatment.

“Eight spectators were identified as requiring treatment. All were reported as conscious, and were transferred to Nobles Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

“To ensure the incident was managed as effectively as possible, the decision was made to suspend any further racing activity for the remainder of the day.

“In accordance with the event’s standard operating procedures, an investigative process is now underway involving race, medical and safety personnel.”

Action at the TT is set to continue tomorrow (Tuesday) with a scheduled evening practice session set to get underway at 6:30pm local time.