JAPANESE rider Yoshinari Matsushita has died in an accident at the Isle of Man TT - just hours after joining up with Guy Martin's Tyco Suzuki team.
The 43-year-old, who first competed in the iconic Manx event in 2009, was killed during yesterday's qualifying session in an incident at Ballacrye.
Matsushita was due to team up with Kirmington racer Martin and Josh Brookes in the Supersport 600 race.
He is the 21st rider to die at the races since 2000.
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