Rider said Dunlop's bike seized
A Northern Ireland rider has described the incident which claimed racing legend Robert Dunlop's life.
Denver Robb, was behind both motorcyclists when the accident happened at Mathers Cross during Thursday's practice session at the NW200.
"Coming up to Mathers (Cross), (Darren] Burns was leading and I was second, just sitting in his slipstream," he said.
"Then Robert - it was one of the Dunlops - came past me and as soon as he did he just shot off into Mathers and the bike seized.
"There was a puff of smoke and the bike locked up, she went sideways, and I think Robert must have grabbed the front brake.
"He went out over the top of the bike and landed on the road. Then Burnsy had nowhere to go and he clipped him and he went straight on."
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