A MOTORCYCLIST has died after falling from her bike at Pembrey Circuit on Sunday (Jul 7).
Mother-of-three Laura Davies, 39, had been riding her Yamaha R1 at the Carmarthenshire race track when she fell off the bike, suffering suffered serious head injuries. Ms Davies was airlifted to University Hospital Wales in Cardiff but later passed away.
In a statement, Phil Bevan Trackdays, the company which organised the race event said: “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we must inform you that due to an incident on Sunday’s Event (Jul 7) one of our riders, Laura Davies has passed away.”
“At 4.39 pm, in the final intermediate session of the day, she fell from her R1 at Brooklands Hairpin and suffered serious head injuries. She was immediately attended to by the Pembrey Medical Team and the Wales Air Ambulance summoned. She was then flown to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff at approximately 5.45 pm. No other rider was involved in the incident.
We, as the Phil Bevan Trackdays team, wish to pass on our sincere condolences to both the immediate family and friends at such a tragic time. We would also like to thank the medical team at Pembrey Circuit and University Hospital of Wales. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May you rest in peace, Laura.”
A ride in memory of Ms Davies had been organised by motorcyclists and will take place on Wednesday (Jul 10) in Haverfordwest.
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