NW200: Rider suffers leg fractures in Supersport crash
![Chris Dixon crashed during the Supersport practice session at the North West 200.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_94207718.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&trim=&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Chris Dixon crashed during the Supersport practice session at the North West 200.](/img/placeholder.png)
Chris Dixon, from Egremont in Cumbria, came off at Black Hill during the Supersport session, as these dramatic pictures show. The session was red flagged as a result.
Fortunately, he did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.
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Hide AdA statement issued by the race organisers said: “No.28 Chris Dixon crashed at Black Hill during the Supersport practice session at today’s Vauxhall International North West 200. He sustained non-life threatening injuries, which involve leg fractures and has been taken by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.”