Family of motocross rider 'devastated' by his death

The rider who died in an accident at a motocross event in County Durham at the weekend has now been formally identified.

He was Thomas Brown, aged 27 from Barnard Castle.

Thomas worked on his family’s farm and had been involved in motocross since the age of eight.

His mother, father and his two sisters have said they are ‘devastated’ by what happened.

The other rider who was injured on Sunday, a woman aged 30 from the Sedgefield area remains in hospital but her injures are not considered to be life-threatening.