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Pride of Britain nominee killed in motorbike crash during 200mph record attempt
Army veteran Martin McConnell, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene
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A Pride of Britain nominee has died in a motorbike crash while trying to break a 200mph land speed record.
Martin McConnell was riding his turbo-charged Suzuki Hayabusa at an airfield in Tibenham Norfolk as part of a Terminal Velocity event, when he came off his bike.
Police and paramedics were called to at around 11am after Mr McConnell crashed while attempting to beat the high speed
The army veteran, who was in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mr McConnell served in the Royal Corps of Transport and in 2015 set up a support group for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, called Exforces PTSD.
It raises money for families of ex-servicemen and women to go on holidays. Mr McConnell also travelled across Europe to deliver aid to Ukraine, after the Russian invasion.
His family and friends paid tribute, with his son saying on Facebook that while he knew the risks of motorcycling, he “never saw this day coming”.
It is not known how fast Mr McConnell was travelling at the time of the crash, but he was at the event to try to break the track’s previous highest speed of just under 200mph, MailOnline reported.