A MOTOCROSS rider has died after suffering massive chest injuries when his bike landed on him at a Worcester racetrack.

Scott Ainsworth was competing at Worcester's Sixways venue last night when he landed badly after a jump.

"The bike looks to have landed on top of him," said a spokeswoman for Pro-Care, the private medical company covering the event. "He came off and the race was stopped.

"Paramedics were on the scene within a minute and attempted resuscitation. He suffered multiple internal injuries and a massive chest injury."

The accident happened between 8pm and 8.30pm at the track, near the Warndon junction, of the M5 and Mr Ainsworth was taken by ambulance to Ronkswood Hospital.

The 27-year-old rider from Butlin Close, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, was certified dead at 9.10pm.

He was competing in the final race of a central regional supercross competition.

Last night's crash was the second accident in the last two weeks and Wychavon District Council will be investigating.

A twenty-year-old Gloucester man was airlifted to Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital on Sunday, July 23, after apparently being thrown over the handlebars during a practice session.

An Apex spokeswoman said the track's clay surface drew riders from all over the country for practice sessions.

The track's former owner, Tim Matthews, said it was difficult to build safety into a motocross circuit.

"I rode on the track in the middle of last year," said Mr Matthews, who was owner from 1984 to 1998. "It was quick and neat and tidy with some big jumps.

"You can't put safety into things like a motorcycle track to the extent people won't make a mistake and get injured.

"It's a relatively safe motorsport, and Scott will have just been unfortunate to have suffered such a bad crash."