Isle of Man: Biker killed and passenger hurt in crash

A biker has been killed and his side car passenger injured in a crash in the Isle of Man.

The Norton motorcycle and sidecar crashed into a parked car on the Claddaghs Road in Sulby at about 1815 BST on Thursday.

The motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries and his passenger was taken to Nobles Hospital with a head injury.

Police closed the road for four hours for accident investigation work. They have asked witnesses to contact them.

A spokesman said lots of people had gathered in the area for the evening TT race practice session.