The Isle of Man TT race organizers announced in a statement that Spanish motorbike racer Raul Torras Martinez passed away in a collision on Tuesday night.
The 46-year-old was reportedly murdered on the third and last lap of the first Supertwin race, between the 16th and 17th mile markers.
Torras Martinez was an accomplished TT competitor who made his island debut in 2017 and participated in a total of 21 races.
On his way to finishing 20th in the Superstock race earlier that day, he had turned in his fastest lap ever.
“Raul was the fastest Spaniard ever to have lapped the TT course,” organisers said.