Wife of Isle of Man TT rider Daley Mathison watched him whizz past minutes before death'

THE wife of tragic Isle of Man TT rider Daley Mathison watched the rider whizz past just minutes before his death.

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David Rivers

21:25, 13 Jun 2019

Prince William flags off the Isle of Man TT Zero race

Natalie Mathison was watching the dangerous event earlier this month with their young daughter, Daisy.

But Daley, 27, was agonisingly killed in a 130mph crash in lap three of the RST Superbike race.

Natalie assumed he would bounce back from the crash, only to discover moments later he had died.

She had even told Daisy "come on, daddys had an oopsie-daisy" before she was dealt the news.

Natalies heartbroken sister, Renae Jackson, told the Sun Online: "Its been overwhelming, we still cant believe it.

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HEARTBREAK: Natalie Mathison watched Daley 'whizz past' before his death (Image: TWITTER )

"At the moment, Natalies going through talking and not being able to talk.

"She says, 'I was petrified every time I went (to watch Daley) but I believed in him."

She added: "Daley loved anything active, but the main thing was motorbike racing.

"He loved the thrill of it. He was always training, there was never a discussion about giving up.

"He always believed that he was going to be successful."

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TRAGIC: Daley died earlier this month (Image: FACEBOOK )

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DEVASTATED: Natalie's sister has revealed her anguish at Daley's death (Image: TWITTER )

Following the crash, Natalie took to Twitter to express her agony at Daleys death.

She wrote: "Not something I ever wanted to write but here we go.

"Daley, as Daisy says, is now sleeping with the fairies. Thats all I can bring myself to say right now.

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"The last image I saw of my husband, was of a man so happy with life and so proud of his racing. xxxxxx."

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