BREAKING: Oulton Park rider injured in horror bike smash reveals two factors behind fatal crash

One of the riders injured in the fatal 11-rider crash at Oulton Park has suggested that there was "nothing anyone could do" to avoid the tragedy. Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson died after the incident in Cheshire.

Morgan McLaren-Wood, who sustained minor injuries after his involvement, has now recounted the incident and claimed that the make-up of the track made it very tricky to avoid.

"I was maybe a row behind Shane and Owen, maybe five or six bikes behind them - maybe a bit more," McLaren-Wood told

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"It was just chaos - there was nothing anyone could do. There were bikes everywhere. There was nowhere for anyone to go - it's such a tight track and there's not really any run-off on it either."

He added: "I think there are always ways to improve in safety in elite sport," McLaren-Wood said when asked what the sport could learn. Maybe there were too many riders out there, I don't really know. I'm not a safety expert, but I think it was mostly a tragedy."

And while he has suggested that it was hard to avoid the heart-breaking accident, McLaren-Wood has suggested that riders take to the track knowing the risks posed to them. He said: "I think it will affect a few people.

"Most of us out there know it's the sport we love to do and we will go out there fighting again, and avoid anything like that happening again."

McLaren-Wood has paid tribute to Richardson after his tragic death. The pair were friends in their homeland of New Zealand before both moving to the UK. The pair helped each other adjust to life oversees and regularly exchanged advice about racing and life in general.

Paying tribute to his compatriot, McLaren-Wood said: "Shane was such a lovely guy. After every race he'd always have a chat back in the pits, he'd ask me how my race went, I'd ask about his and he'd give me advice on how to get better and where to improve. He was such a loving dad. I can't imagine what they're going through right now, it's so sudden and unexpected."

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