Renewed appeal following fatal motocross incident

Accident investigators are making a renewed appeal for witnesses to the incident at a motocross event on the Bank Holiday weekend which led to the death of Thomas Brown, 27.

Thomas, from Barnard Castle, died from his injuries after he came off his orange coloured KTM off-road bike, on a track at Low Hardwick Farm, near Sedgefield. The accident happened on the late morning of Sunday, 30th April.

A joint investigation involving the police and Durham County Council is taking place, with support from the collision investigation team from Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit (CDSOU).