Simon Andrews badly injured in North West 200 crash <br /> <br />A high-profile rider remains in a critical condition after a crash at Saturday's North West 200 motorcycling road races in Northern Ireland. <br />Englishman Simon Andrews was taken by helicopter to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after the accident in the Superstock race. <br />Andrews, 29, is from Evesham in Worcestershire and rides for the Penz13.com BMW team. <br />His family are at his bedside in the Belfast hospital. <br />Last year, he suffered serious injuries in the Le Mans 24-Hour race. <br />Saturday's accident happened at the Metropole section of the 8.9-mile North West circuit. <br />It was the second serious crash at this year's NW200 meeting. <br />On Tuesday, Franck Petricola crashed during a practice session. <br />The 31-year-old Frenchman is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital and his condition was described as critical. <br /> <br />****************************** <br />Best extreme sports videos are now on : <br />www.ridersmatch.com <br /> <br />FOLLOW RIDERS MATCH : <br />Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/riders.match <br />Twitter : https://twitter.com/#!/ridersmatch <br />Google + :https://plus.google.com/106087066887108100503 <br /> <br />CONTACT US : <br />contact@ridersmatch.com
