Daniel Ingham Dies After Crash at Doran’s Bend in TT Qualifying
Daniel Ingham died after a crash at Doran’s Bend during Wednesday night’s qualifying session for the 2026 Isle of Man TT. The incident came during a week already marked by multiple crashes, and it ended one rider’s return to the Mountain course in the most serious way possible.
Organisers announced the death after the crash at Doran’s, a fast left-hander leading into the Glen Helen section. Red flags later brought a premature halt to the night’s proceedings, and the sidecar class was immediately suspended while the organiser reviewed the crash during Wednesday qualifying.
Doran’s Bend and Wednesday night
Ingham was a TT debutant in 2026, but he was not new to the Mountain course. A decade earlier, he had made his debut there, and in 2024 he won the Senior Manx Grand Prix. His crash came at one of the course’s quicker corners, before the night was stopped.
The death also sat inside a wider qualifying session that had already been disrupted by sidecar incidents. The Crowe brothers were conscious and talking after their crash later on Wednesday night, with Ryan Crowe receiving treatment for arm injuries and Callum Crowe treated for shoulder injuries.
Sidecar session fallout
Those injuries followed Tuesday crashes involving Maria Costello and Shau Parker. Costello remained serious but stable, while Parker continued to receive treatment for chest, leg, arm and facial injuries. The organisers’ response to Wednesday’s incidents was immediate: the sidecar class was suspended from the 2026 Isle of Man TT.
The race also expressed deepest condolences to Ingham’s wife Helayna, his son Joey and daughter Phoebe, and his family, friends and team. That loss now sits alongside the other injuries already carried through the week, including eight spectators hurt in Monday’s serious incident whose viewing area remained closed.
Isle of Man TT week
Dean Harrison had earlier set the fastest ever opening-day lap of the 37.73-mile circuit on the first night of practice, a reminder of how quickly the pace at the TT can rise and how thin the margin is when the course turns. Wednesday night changed the focus completely, from speed to the cost of another crash on the same week’s running.
For riders still in the event, the immediate consequence is the suspension of sidecar action while organisers review what happened at Wednesday qualifying. For everyone following the TT, the week has shifted from times and laps to safety checks, injuries and the continuing impact of one night after another on the Mountain course.
