Lee Richardson

Traggic news that top Speedway rider Lee Richardson has been killed in a crash in Poland RIP Richardson (pictured racing for Swindon Robins in 2007) is believed to have been thrown head first into a solid safety fence while racing for PGE Marma Rzeszow against Betard Sparta Wroclaw. He suffered a serious leg injury and had internal bleeding and breathing difficulties before later dying in a hospital in Wroclaw. It is believed internal bleeding in the chest area is what ultimately killed him. The 33-year-old from Hastings in East Sussex most recently raced in the British speedway league for the Lakeside Hammers and has represented Great Britain on numerous occasions.