Two people are receiving medical treatment on the Mountain Road, police have confirmed.

It comes after a crash on the route which happened at around 1.50pm today.

The road was shut by emergency services shortly after the incident this afternoon.

UPDATES: Isle of Man TT qualifying session cancelled after Mountain Road crash

Roads around the Mountain Course were due to be closed by Isle of Man TT 2024 marshals in preparation for Thursday’s qualifiers.

However, those qualifiers have now been cancelled by race organisers due to the crash.

Event planners are due to release an updated schedule in due course.

The Isle of Man Constabulary now say the Mountain Road is expected to reopen at around 7pm.

In a fresh statement, a spokesperson for the force said: ‘The [Mountain] Road will be closed from the Hairpin to the Bungalow until 1900hrs this evening whilst Emergency Services deal with a Road Traffic Collision where two persons are receiving medical treatment

‘A further update regarding the road opening times only, will be issued in due course. Please refrain from speculating about matters and thank you for your patience.’

More updates on the incident are available on our live blog here.