Fourteen-time Isle of Man TT winner Peter Hickman has been injured in a crash during Friday night’s practice for the race.

The 8Ten Racing BMW rider was reported by the TT organisers to be ‘conscious and stable’ following a fall at Kerrowmoar that brought out red flags during the second session of the day.

Honda Racing rider Dean Harrison led the practice session away, with Hickman second on his superstock machine. He crashed at Kerrowmoar, a fast left hand corner directly after Ginger Hall, where he fell in last year’s Senior TT while leading the race.

He was transported by air ambulance (a standard procedure at the TT) to Noble’s hospital on the Isle of Man, where organisers described his condition as conscious and stable.

Hickman’s BMW was smoking slightly when he left the start line on Glencrutchery Road, and initial reports suggest that it continued to emit smoke as he lapped, and his lower fairing looked visibly loose on the TT’s live TV coverage, although it’s unknown at this time if that was a contributing factor to his fall.

The fall brought out the red flags in the session immediately, with riders stopped on track before being escorted back in a controlled-speed convoy by the TT’s travelling marshals.

The session was due to get back underway shortly after their arrival back to the paddock, until rain showers on the west coast of the island brought it to a premature halt.