Udaipur: On Saturday, the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two individuals involved in a bribery case. Kamlesh Chanal, the Health In-charge at Udaipur Municipal Corporation, was caught red-handed accepting an Rs 8,000 bribe. Anil, a Jamadar (Supervisor), was also arrested for instigating the complainant to pay the bribe. The incident began when a sanitation worker, injured while cleaning drains in June 2024, sought assistance from Anil. Anil introduced him to Kamlesh, who promised lighter duties in exchange for a bribe. Kamlesh demanded Rs 20,000 for two months of less strenuous work, which the complainant reported to the ACB due to harassment. On April 5, 2025, the ACB conducted a successful sting operation, led by Additional Police Superintendent Rajeev Joshi, where Kamlesh was arrested at his office in Udaipur. Anil was also apprehended. 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True leadership is about creating a vision that others want to follow Similar to the contextual text color classes, easily set the background of an element Volume 12 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00172 This article is part of the Research TopicFrom Stimulus to Behavioral Decision-MakingView all 12 articles Visual attention is an important condition for consumer decision-making not much is known on individuals' determinants of this visual attention this study investigated how psychological values (i.e. materialism) modulate visual attention to specific sources of information (i.e. brand and additional information) in the context of luxury consumption Participants were asked to perform a forced-choice experiment where products were randomly assigned with luxury and non-luxury brands (Experiment 1) and product information (Experiment 2) Experiment 1 revealed that materialism was related to relatively higher attention to luxury as opposed to non-luxury and higher choice proportion of products displayed with a luxury brand Experiment 2 showed that when providing additional product information (e.g. regarding the material) in addition to the brand all participants chose luxury products more often choices seemed to be driven by enhanced attention to brand for participants with high levels of materialism when choosing luxury products choices were driven by text for participants with low levels of materialism for non-luxury products This suggests that individuals with high levels of materialism may prefer luxury products for different reasons than individuals with low levels of materialism: while the first focus on the symbolic dimension conveyed by the brand (Experiment 1) the latter pay attention to the actual product characteristics (Experiment 2) our results suggest that materialism as a psychological value has an impact on visual attention and information selection during decision-making in the context of luxury consumption suggesting that it may be helpful to measure visual attention and information acquisition using techniques such as eye-tracker to better understand the process leading to these kinds of decisions we hypothesize that (2) all participants would show higher visual attention and choose the luxurious condition more often than the non-luxurious condition as previous evidence reveals that materialism is related to high importance to brand labels and that people scoring low on materialism look for more information we hypothesize that (3) pictorial information would be more determinant in the choices of participants scoring high on materialism whereas textual information would be more determinant in the choices of participants scoring low on materialism which ranks the top luxurious brands for women a label was presented and participants were asked to click on “1” if they knew the brand and “0” if they did not we computed scores for each brand to select the most well-known luxurious and non-luxurious brands and Louis Vuitton® appeared to be the most well-known luxurious brands and H&M® Knowledge of the brands was moreover tested on participants of the eye-tracker experiments: on average participants knew 93.67% of the brands (SD = 8.25) The study was performed according to the rules and regulations of the University of Geneva and the declaration of Helsinki All participants gave their written informed consent to take part in the study which was officially approved by the ethics committee of the University of Geneva Schematic description of the task in Experiment 1 and 2 The more people considered extrinsic aspirations important compared to intrinsic aspirations Our sample had an average of −1.589 score on materialism (SD = 1.272) Participants seated 60 cm away from a 43 cm-wide screen and were asked to keep their head in the same position during the experiment Movement of the eyes were recorded at a 60-Hz frequency using infrared cameras of the Tobii eye-tracker located at the bottom of the screen The eye-tracker was calibrated before each session This phase consisted in the presentation of moving dots that participants were asked to follow without anticipating the dots' movement participants were presented with two ready-to-wear products side by side one product was presented with a luxurious brand and the other with a non-luxurious brand The side of the luxurious/non-luxurious condition was randomized Participants were asked to select the product they would prefer to get if they could obtain it where each of the 46 products was presented twice (each time with the same brand label a fixation cross was displayed in the center of the screen to wait for the next pair of products to be presented The order of presentation was randomized between participants Descriptive statistics for the Total Fixation Time variable (mean and s.e.) Descriptive analyses for the Choice variable (mean and s.e.) Results for the total fixation time showed a main effect of Information [b = 0.787, IC95% = [0.763; 0.812], t(8, 125) = 62.992, p < 0.001; see Table 3] revealing that participants spent more time looking at the product picture than at the brand The Condition × Materialism interaction effect was significant [b = −0.013 IC95% = [−0.026; −0.001]; t(8 supporting our hypothesis that materialism had an impact on the time spent on luxury vs results revealed that the more participants are materialistic Results for the Total Fixation Time variable Results showed a main effect of Condition (b = 0.232, IC95% = [0.112; 0.354], z = 3.771, p < 0.001; Table 4) where products associated with luxurious information were more often chosen than products associated with non-luxurious information p = 0.052) supported the hypothesis that the more people looked at the product the Condition × Materialism interaction was significant (b = 0.086 supporting the hypothesis that the impact of materialism depended on the product: the more participants were materialistic the more they would choose luxury products over non-luxury products (b = 0.12 The results presented above revealed that the longer participants looked at a product, the higher the probability that this product was chosen. While the result is marginally significant in our study, it is congruent with previous evidence (Glaholt and Reingold, 2011; Atalay et al., 2012; Milosavljevic et al., 2012) suggesting that higher attention to a product is driven by enhanced interest (Fink et al., 1996) Our results reveal for the first time that this is also true in the context in luxury consumption but we revealed here that this can also be observed in the context of luxury consumption we studied how providing textual information about the product in addition to the brand label modulates participants' visual attention and subsequent choices providing supplementary information about the product quality will lead both participants with high and low levels of materialism to prefer luxury consumers gave different diagnostic weights for positive and negative information we suggest that people low in materialism will mostly look at intrinsic textual information about the product we hypothesized that (1) all participants would show higher visual attention and choose luxurious condition more often than non-luxurious condition (Model 1) (2) all participants would choose more often products at which they looked longer (Model 2) and finally (3) pictorial information would be more determinant in the choices of people with high level of materialism whereas textual information would be more determinant in people's with low level of materialism choices (Model 2) Among 195 female students in psychology at the University of Geneva, 60 were recruited based on their materialism scores on the Aspiration Index (Grouzet et al., 2005) Four of them were removed from the final sample because the eye-tracker was not able to detect their eyes resulting in a sample of 56 participants (mean age: 22 ± 4 years) Our final sample consisted of 24 people with high levels of materialism (mean = 0.29 ± 0.42) and 32 people with low levels of materialism individuals (mean = −2.55 ± 0.52) One hundred and ninety-five participants were presented with the Aspiration Index and we computed their materialism scores as the relative importance of extrinsic aspirations vs Based on these materialism scores for all participants we selected the upper (high level of materialism) and lower (low level of materialism) quartile of the initial sample to participate to the experiment participants were seated 60 cm away from a 43 cm-wide screen and were asked to keep their head in the same position during the experiment movement of the eyes were recorded at a 60-Hz frequency using infrared cameras of the Tobii eye-tracker Descriptive statistics (mean and s.e.) for the Total fixation time variable Descriptive analyses (mean and standard error (s.e.)) for the Choice variable suggesting that the impact of materialism on time spent looking at picture vs the time spent looking at the picture was longer than the time spent looking at the text but that this difference was slightly more important for participants with high levels of materialism Results revealed no further significant effect Results for the Total fixation time variable Time spent looking (mean ± SEM) as a function of the Information (text vs picture) for participants with high (gray) and low (black) levels of materialism (black) This interaction revealed that when participants with low levels of materialism looked longer at non-luxurious picture they chose them more often (zlow−materialism = 5.325 participants with high levels of materialism who looked longer at the picture of luxurious condition chose them more often (zhighmaterialism = 5.794 ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05 Proportion of choices of the object as a function relative time spent looking at the picture in luxury (black plain line and circles) and non-luxury condition (gray dashed lines and triangles) Left panel depicts people with high levels of materialism and right panel depicts participants with low levels of materialism Finally, the interaction effect between Condition, Materialism and Text Time was significant (b = −0.386; IC95% = [−0.660; −0.09], z = −2.702, p = 0.006; Figure 4) This interaction revealed that when participants who scored high on materialism looked longer at text information of non-luxurious products they would choose these products more often (z = 1.882 when participants scoring low on materialism looked longer at the text information of luxurious products they would choose these products more often (z = 5.233 Proportion of choices of the object as a function of relative time spent looking at the text in luxury (black plain line and circles) and non-luxury condition (gray dashed lines and triangles) we investigated how materialism modulates visual attention to specific sources of information in the context of luxury consumption we tested how visual attention allocated to pictorial brand information (Experiments 1 2) and textual quality information (Experiment 2) was related to product choices for participants with high and low levels of materialism Experiment 1 tested the importance of pictorial brand-related information Results revealed that higher levels of materialism were related to higher visual attention to the luxurious condition (i.e. Increased visual attention furthermore enhanced the probability of choosing luxury products Experiment 2 tested the importance of both pictorial and textual information revealing that when adding supplementary textual information about the products all participants paid increased attention and chose the luxurious condition more often Differences in materialism may have lead participants to choose luxurious products for different reasons: the longer participants with higher levels of materialism looked at pictorial information the more often they choose luxury products the longer participants with low levels of materialism looked at textual information our result reveal that this interest was related to higher attention to luxury Future research should however specifically test the relation between materialism Our results suggest that this strategy was also used in our experiments and further highlights that psychological values modulated the selection of the most important attribute when the attention shifts away from the on-going task toward unrelated thoughts such as grocery shopping or upcoming vacations) was related to longer fixation durations thus suggesting that longer fixation time is not a necessarily a proof of enhanced attention or interest female participants have more positive attitudes toward luxury brands assessing how men are sensitive to brands vs textual information may provide further explanations on what people look for when consuming luxury Our results point out how psychological values (i.e. Eye-tracking data revealed that levels of materialism modulate the importance allocated to specific sources of information in the process of luxury decision-making: when only brand information was available materialism was related to enhanced preference for luxury when supplementary information about product quality was available all participants tended to choose luxury more often while people with high levels of materialism focused on the product picture and the brand participants with low levels of materialism focused more on the text information about product quality when choosing luxury products our results suggest that materialism as a psychological value may impact how visual attention is directed toward specific sources of information in the context of luxury consumption The raw data supporting the conclusions of this manuscript will be made available by the authors and JC contributed conception of the study The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest We thank Géraldine Coppin for her valuable insights into this work and for helping improve the manuscript This research was 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However, four days later it has been confirmed that it was Chanal who passed away, and Lavorel who is in hospital. The families of the French duo have been informed. Chanal was driving passenger Lavorel when the high-speed incident occured at Ago’s Leap during their opening lap on the Mountain Course. The race was red-flagged and the rest of the day’s schedule was abandoned. An initial statement read: “The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to Olivier's family, friends and loved ones, and our thoughts and best wishes are with Cesar at this time.” However, on Wednesday race organisers explained that they believed there had been a mistake in the identification process. “One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly decalared dead at the scene,” a statement read. “The second competitor was unconscious with severe injuries. The injured competitor was treated at the roadside before being transferred to Noble’s Hospital, and then airlifted to a specialist hospital in Liverpool to receive treatement. “An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification. We now believe it was Cesar Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June. Olivier remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment.” It added: “A thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course. Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and Cesar at this truly devastating time. We ask that people do not speculate on social media.” Two other racers have died during the 2022 meet. Welsh rider Mark Purslow died in a practice crash last week and Northern Irish rider Davy Morgan also suffered fatal injuries during a crash on Monday. 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Cesar Chanel - Sidecar TT On the opening race day of the 2022 Isle of Man TT a crash early on in the first Sidecar race brought out the red flags The riders involved were Cesar Chanal and Olivier Lavorel and at the time it was believed and reported that Lavorel had been killed in the crash At Visordown, we reported this information on Saturday as it was the official information published by the Isle of Man TT press office and therefore believed at the time to be true and accurate It has now emerged that Chanal and Lavorel were in fact misidentified on Saturday and that in fact it was Cesar Chanal who died A statement from the Isle of Man TT published today (8 June 2022) reads as follows: “On Saturday 4th June during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races an accident at Ago’s Leap involving outfit number 21 of César Chanal and Olivier Lavorel resulted in the death of one of the competitors “The race was stopped with the deployment of full-course red flags and the emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene “One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly declared dead at the scene The second competitor was unconscious with severe injuries “The injured competitor was treated at the roadside before being transferred to Noble’s Hospital and then airlifted to a specialist hospital in Liverpool to receive treatment “An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification “We now believe it was César Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June Olivier remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment “Both competitors’ families have been informed A thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and César at this truly devastating time.” The statement from the Isle of Man TT also asks that people do not speculate regarding the crash and the resultant The Isle of Man TT has also been asked by the Coroner of Inquests to not make further comment on this incident as the Coronial process is currently underway exclusives and promotions direct to your inbox For more information, read our Privacy Policy © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting On the opening day of racing at the 2022 TT in the first Sidecar contest the Shock Factory outfit of driver Chanal and his passenger Olivier Lavorel was involved in a serious incident at the Ago’s Leap section while Lavorel was airlifted to hospital in Liverpool in a critical condition It was initially reported that Lavorel had been killed, but on the Wednesday following organisers released a statement confirming the identity of the deceased had been mistaken and it was in fact Chanal who had died The inquest into the incident opened on Friday 17 June on the Isle of Man with Coroner of Inquests Jayne Hughes revealing that the two racers had been found with the other’s identification dog tag all racers must carry an ID tag which must be presented to the scrutineer before a racer can take part in a session The inquest heard that Chanal – who died at the scene - and Lavorel were taken to Noble’s Hospital on the island after the incident with Chanal taken to the mortuary and Lavorel to the emergency department a mortuary worker stated to the inquest that the racer he oversaw had suffered “catastrophic trauma” A dog tag bearing the name Olivier Lavorel was found in the leathers of Chanal which is why the former was named as the deceased in a statement issued by TT organisers on Saturday 4 June The inquest also heard that the emergency room had struggled to identify Lavorel due to his injuries and found Chanal’s dog tag in his leathers The recovery of one of the racer’s helmets and the reviewing of footage from the crash led to concerns by the TT’s Clerk of the Course over a case of mistaken identity Lavorel was flown to flown to hospital in Liverpool where Chanal’s mother eventually went to only to find her son was not the racer who’d been transferred Both racers were finally identified by their hair and their blood types A statement from the crew’s mechanic at the inquest said neither had a chain for their tags hence why they were not around their necks and says he’s never heard them discuss swapping them Mrs Hughes concluded there was not enough evidence to determine why Chanal and Lavorel had swapped dog tags and called for people not to speculate on social media A full inquest into Chanal’s death will now take place at a later date with his body now released to his family so funeral arrangements can be made Chanal was one of five competitors killed at the 2022 TT, with solo racers Mark Purslow and Davy Morgan losing their lives in crashes during practice week and the first Supersport race On Friday 10 June, father and son Sidecar duo Roger and Bradley Stockton were killed in a crash at Ago’s Leap in the second Sidecar race of the week From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker On Saturday it was announced the French passenger Olivier Lavorel had been killed in a crash during a sidecar race with teammate César Chanal having been taken to hospital a new statement has been issued clarifying that it was Chanal who died Lavorel remains in a critical condition in hospital in Liverpool The families of both competitors have been informed June 4 during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races “The race was stopped with the deployment of full-course red flags and medical personnel a travelling marshal and the emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly declared dead at the scene An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification “We now believe it was César Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday Both competitors’ families have been informed “A thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and César at this truly devastating time.” There have been two other deaths at this year’s festival. The Welsh rider Mark Purslow was killed in qualifying last week and Northern Ireland’s Davy Morgan died after an accident in Monday’s Supersport Race Having aligned himself closely with the aerospace industry Cyrille Chanal has developed a successful business model in France combining a dedicated machining operation with an upstart additive manufacturing business and now the enterprising mechanical engineer is duplicating that model in Canada with the expansion of his FusiA Group of companies into the Montreal area Chanal began his career in 1992 working with plastic injection molding After three years he transitioned to a position with French aerospace and defense contractor working in R&D on navigation systems for missiles among other projects After 10 years with Safran he left to purchase a small machining shop called Esteve in Toulouse The company focuses on work for a list of aerospace clients and in 10 years Chanal has doubled the size of the business He was first introduced to additive manufacturing during his time at Safran where he was 3D printing resins to create models for projects I continued to look at additive technology and around 2010 I received some information about metal technology from EOS and the quality of the metal produced by this machine was quite good With the M 280 we thought that for the first time it was possible to make a good quality part in aluminum he launched FusiA to specialize in 3D metal printing for aerospace customers four years later he has made the move to Canada “What was your attraction to Montreal?” for us it was an opportunity to continue to grow We were interested in having a foot on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and we were not ready to speak English all day long.” He was also attracted to Montreal as an aerospace hub He had visited the area a couple times for trade shows and was impressed by the list of companies belonging to Aero Montreal [an aerospace think tank comprised of major players in Quebec’s aerospace sector] “We have no real competitors right now,” he adds “There are one or two other people who have not exactly the same technology as us and not the same type of production so we think we have an opportunity here.” It was the summer of 2014 when he announced the launch of FusiA Impression 3D métal Inc installing a newer-generation EOS M 290 that began operation this past March And around that same time he also acquired HRT Industries a 12-person Montreal-area machine shop with a history of serving the local aerospace industry The FusiA Group now includes four companies Chanal explains that their work consists of production machining He notes how his role involves partnering with clients working at the R&D level with aerospace OEMs defining specifications and creating prototypes “Finding a good business case for using additive is not always so easy,” he says “We suggest to clients that we start with them at the very beginning of their projects in order to find the best and most cost-effective solutions.” He insists the idea is not to replicate parts that are currently being machined it’s to completely redesign components in order to reduce weight or redesign parts to integrate new functions “Start with 10 parts and do it in one money and ultimately improve functionality,” he explains “I’ve discussed this with some engineers who would like to test a type of structure taking an existing shape and putting a lattice inside (to reduce weight) optimized for additive manufacturing?” he asks suggesting the use of organic-like structures such as branches or the bones of a bird shapes that can’t be easily machined “It’s a different way of thinking but it’s easier to make with additive manufacturing and not so strange helping them identify what makes a good subject and what is a good design to achieve results from a technical standpoint and also economically.” Chanal has designed and created parts to show to customers including a turbofan that is about 16 inches long and 8.5 inches in diameter The turbofan shows how FusiA can assist clients in optimizing their designs for additive and it also uses multiple metals to demonstrate the ability to work with all of the materials needed to produce an actual motor: titanium It also shows the company is able to produce and finish all parts for a motor with those materials up to a size of around 10 x 10 x 10 inches He does see the market coming around and people are approaching him “It’s surprising to see some customers that have teams that are very immersed in the area They know how to design and create a part and how to chose the right subject And then there are other teams that are really just beginning to discover the technology.” He compares it to when injection plastic started and people had to change the way they designed and created parts “With additive manufacturing it’s like that but it’s one step more because the shape of the parts can really change and you can really create very complicated parts with structures inside.” He does see the market embracing the technology “All three of our machines are full now,” he says (two in France and one in Montreal) “So we are trying to find solutions to optimize the way we run the machines.” He also adds that the company is slated add one or two more machines by early next year (one in Montreal and another in France he notes they have space for up to 20 machines in total) he says it’s a very different process than operating a CNC machine most of the work happens before you turn the machine on and after that it’s like when you launch a rocket two engineers (including himself) and an administrator “Operating the machine itself is very light work You have to the set down a new plate (base) It’s not operating the machine that’s complicated it’s preparing the data correctly.” For a large part the machine will run from 20 to 30 hours so there is plenty of time to prepare a second machine for the next production run Preparation time between jobs can take up to three hours adding that one technician could operate four machines no problem product quality is of paramount importance and beyond that each aerospace customer also has its own rigorous demands FusiA uses CMM and 3D laser scanning for measuring dimensional controls of parts along with x-rays and tomography for detecting any potential structural defects When FusiA made the official statement of its plans to set up in Montreal last summer during the Farnborough International Airshow it announced plans to invest about $4 million So far it appears the company’s Canadian operation is on the right path and the runway is clear for take off Email Doug Picklyk See More by Doug Picklyk Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of Canadian Metalworking Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of Canadian Fabricating & Welding Terms of Use Privacy Policy Contact Us Forgot password? 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Sign up Sidecar driver César Chanal has been named as the third person to die at the Isle of Man TT after organisers mistakenly identified him as his partner Initial reports suggested sidecar passenger had passed away at the scene of an incident on Saturday 4 June but TT Races officials have now confirmed it was driver César who died The organisation has released a statement that says initial identification procedures "using established procedures.. would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification" It added "a thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course" the TT races said following the crash: "The race was stopped with the deployment of full-course red flags "One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly declared dead at the scene "The injured competitor was treated at the roadside before being transferred to Noble’s Hospital "An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification "We now believe it was César Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June "Both competitors’ families have been informed." Writing in a post online César's family said: "I regret to announce the death of César gone far too soon." It continued: "We already miss your presence and smile Olivier and César were both newcomers at the Isle of Man TT Races and had been elevated from start number 39 to start number 21 This was due to qualifying as the 15th fastest pairing after posting an impressive lap speed of 108.420mph Olivier and César had taken numerous victories and podiums in the French F1 and F2 National Sidecar Championships César is the third rider to have died during this year's Isle of Man TT Races, following the deaths of Davy Morgan, 52, and 22-year-old Mark Purslow Girl group M.O have given their first performances with a new member following the departure of singer Frankee Connoly Frankee, who was part of duo Mini Viva before co-founding M.O with Annie Ashcroft and Nadine Samumles In a message on Twitter she said it was a "personal choice" to leave and she was sad to be leaving her bandmates behind 💌 pic.twitter.com/oPDCcrEoGL After a brief stint as a duo, M.O have shot a new music video and been performing with new member Chanal Benjilali, who auditioned for last year's X Factor Take a look at the new M.O in action below FEET. M.O 🎬 pic.twitter.com/xGy3EjifEk @MOMusic just bloody SMASHED IT!! Love you girls ❤️💃🏻🙌 #LIMF2017 pic.twitter.com/EScd4nnmce The second line of @MOMusic is here! Nadine, Annie, ChanalI'm ready for their 'Freak Like Me' moment! pic.twitter.com/SPNL074Dtn See you at 7:15 @tramlines - Devonshire Green Stage ❤️ #LIMF2017 pic.twitter.com/M7QDKFF3LN M.O formed in 2012 after Nadine and Annie's brief stint in girl group Duchess The group scored their first Top 20 on the Official Singles Chart last summer with Who Do You Think Of? MORE: Look at M.O's complete Official Chart history Join the conversation by joining the Official Charts community and dropping comment Log in Register hope the girls get along well and wish them success they could take another member of mini viva britt love ORDINARY ALEX WARREN PINK PONY CLUB CHAPPELL ROAN SHOW ME LOVE WIZTHEMC/BEES & HONEY AZIZAM ED SHEERAN LOVE ME NOT RAVYN LENAE Loading...Charts in your inboxEmail Sign upPrivacy policy Lavorel was involved in an incident on the first lap of the opening Sidecar race of the 2022 TT back in June with the driver of the outfit Cesar Chanal killed in the crash but due to each other having swapped their identification tags the identities of Lavorel and Chanal were mixed up when news first broke that one of them had died Lavorel had initially been mistakenly reported as having died before this was clarified on the Wednesday of race week Lavorel was taken to hospital in Liverpool for treatment following the incident before being transferred to a hospital in France to continue his treatment He is now the sixth competitor to have died at the 2022 TT with solo racers Mark Purslow and Davy Morgan and father-and-son Sidecar crew Roger and Bradley Stockton all losing their lives in incidents this year This is the first time six competitors have died at the TT since 1970 A statement from the TT read: “The Isle of Man TT Races is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sidecar competitor “Olivier sustained serious injuries in an incident during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races on the Saturday 4 June and also claimed the life of Olivier’s team-mate “Olivier was airlifted to hospital in Liverpool before being transferred to a hospital in France in late June where his treatment continued “Both Olivier and Cesar were newcomers to the Isle of Man TT Races in 2022 but were an experienced pairing taking numerous victories and podiums in the French F1 and F2 National Sidecar Championships “Everyone at the Isle of Man TT Races passes on their deepest sympathy to Olivier’s family friends and loved ones at this tragic time.” An inquest into the Lavorel/Chanal incident back in June concluded that there was not enough evidence to determine why both competitors were carrying each other’s dog tags The inquest also heard that the alarm was raised over both racers’ identities being mistaken following the recovery of one of their helmets and the reviewing of footage of the incident by the Clerk of the Course Both racers were finally identified by their hair and blood types after Chanal’s mother flew to Liverpool hospital only to find her son was not the competitor – Lavorel – who had been transferred Saturday’s first Sidecar race was red-flagged just moments into the contest when a serious incident took place at the Ago’s Leap section of track a mile into the course The incident was thought to have claimed the life of Lavorel as per a statement from organisers issued on Saturday night a new statement issued on Wednesday has clarified that an initial identification procedure carried out resulted in a case of mistaken identity and it was in fact driver Chanal who died Lavorel remains in a critical condition in hospital in Liverpool having been treated at the roadside The full statement read: “On Saturday 4th June during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races an accident at Ago’s Leap involving outfit number 21 of Cesar Chanal and Olivier Lavorel resulted in the death of one of the competitors “We now believe it was Cesar Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June “Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and César at this truly devastating time “We ask that people do not speculate on social media.” The first TT since the COVID-19 pandemic has been marred by two other deaths over the past two weeks with solo racers Mark Purslow and Davy Morgan losing their lives in accidents in practice and in Monday’s Supersport race ISLE OF MAN TT officials have confirmed a case of "mistaken identity" led to them declaring the wrong rider dead following a crash during last weekend's festival On Saturday, organisers announced Olivier Lavorel had died following a crash at Ago's Leap during the first lap of the sidecar race on the Mountain Course Driver Cesar Chanal was said to have survived and was in critical condition in hospital But now they have released a statement claiming they had confused the pair - naming the wrong man as dead They have now confirmed Chanal has tragically passing away at the scene while passenger Lavorel remains in hospital for treatment organisers said: "An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification "Olivier remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment. "Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and Cesar at this truly devastating time. "We ask that people do not speculate on social media." Organisers added a "thorough review of the processes relating to the identification of competitors will take place in due course" Following the horror crash - less than a mile from the start line - the event was red-flagged for the day The race was Lavorel and Chanal's first at the Isle of Man TT festival the pair are experienced in the French F1 and F2 National Sidecar Championships - securing several podium finishes Two other racers have died during the controversial festival And Northern Irish racer Davy Morgan suffered fatal injuries following an incident on Monday Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Isle of Man TT organisers have released a statement to confirm the passing of Sidecar passenger Olivier Lavorel The Frenchman sustained serious injuries in an accident on the first lap of the opening Sidecar race at this year’s TT at Ago’s Leap it was initially announced that Lavorel had died An inquest into the case revealed that Lavorel and Chanel has swapped their identification dog tags The inquest concluded there was not enough evidence to determine why this was the case Lavorel was transferred from hospital in Liverpool to a hospital in France in late June “The Isle of Man TT Races is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Sidecar competitor “Olivier sustained serious injuries in an incident during the opening lap of the first Sidecar Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races on the Saturday 4th June and also claimed the life of Olivier’s team mate “Both Olivier and César were newcomers to the Isle of Man TT Races in 2022 but were an experienced pairing Lavorel is the sixth 2022 Isle of Man TT competitor to have died and father-and-son Sidecar team Roger and Bradley Stockton also lost their lives in incidents at the road racing event It’s the first time since 1970 that there have been six rider fatalities Our thoughts are with Olivier’s family and friends at this difficult time Sports Reporter - Motorcycle racing enthusiast Josh joined the MCN team in 2019 He studied Sports Journalism at the University of Sunderland leaving with a 2:1 and a Gold Standard Diploma in Journalism from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Introduced to the world of motorcycle racing by his dad as a youngster Josh became a huge Valentino Rossi supporter…little did he know that years later he would ask a question or two to the man himself By Josh Close Sports Reporter and fan of all things motorsport The Coroner of Inquests has recorded a verdict of misadventure following the death of a French TT rider César Chanal died during the first sidecar race of 2022 after crashing near Ago’s Leap just minutes after the event got underway died from the injuries sustained in the incident four months later Delivering her verdict at Douglas Courthouse this afternoon (17 February) Jayne Hughes said Mr Chanal had died from ‘significant and catastrophic’ injuries when their sidecar hit a wall However whilst the machine had suffered extensive damage as a result of the collision checks had showed no mechanical defects had caused or contributed to the crash no evidence of a poor or ‘contaminated’ road surface and no defects on the route Describing it as a ‘tragedy’ the coroner said there would remain a ‘question mark’ over the cause of the crash adding it could have been a momentary lapse of concentration a temporary mechanical failure or an ‘unexpected bump in the road’ “Sadly as is often the case I am unable to provide that definitive answer,” she told the families of Mr Chanal and Mr Lavorel who were in the courtroom “Whenever anyone participates in a dangerous activity there is always a possibility that something can go wrong,” she added “For whatever reason Mr Chanal’s participation in the event went wrong – resulting in the collision his death and later that of Mr Lavorel.” Coroner Hughes also confirmed that she could find no evidence that the racers had deliberately swapped their identification tags, resulting in a case of mistaken identity adding: “Only they know what happened.” Closing the inquest Coroner Hughes paid tribute to the French racers’ families saying: “Thank you for your dignity and the way you’ve conducted yourself at this inquest "I hope this has provided some closure for you.” 32-year-old César Chanal died on 4 June last year His passenger – Olivier Lavorel – died in October from the injuries he sustained in the incident just minutes into the opening lap At Douglas Courthouse today Mr Chanal’s mother described the TT as the ‘race of their lives’ Thanking everyone who’d followed the family ‘from far or close by’ since the crash she added that, due to a case of mistaken identity, she’d believed her son was still alive until 8 June. The two riders were carrying each other’s identification tags on the day which led to TT organisers wrongly announcing that it was Mr Lavorel who had died at the scene. Addressing the issue Mr Chanal’s mother said both men were ‘responsible’ people adding “Nobody has the right to talk on the behalf of the deceased. “No-one can speak on their behalf that they actually, physically, changed their nametags. I will not let anyone discredit (them).” Thanking the court and the witnesses who have given evidence during the two-day hearing she added: “They are no more and I wish them the best for their eternal lives.” Coroner of Inquests Jayne Hughes will conclude the inquest at Douglas Courthouse this afternoon. Coroner of Inquests Jayne Hughes has said that despite a detailed investigation, we will likely never know exactly how two French sidecar racers met their deaths. Today saw the conclusion of the inquest into the death of César Louis Roger Chanal, aged 32, of Brons, France. Mr Chanal’s death followed a crash near Ago’s Leap on the opening lap of the first Sidecar race of TT 2022 on Saturday, June 4. His passenger, Olivier Lavorel died in France some months later and, as such, the Manx Coroner has no jurisdiction over his death. Throughout the inquest, Mrs Hughes had heard from witnesses giving evidence on the road works undertaken in the area prior to the resumption of the TT post-pandemic, the machine they were racing on and the issue of confusion around identification of the two men. Addressing the death of Mr Chanal, Mrs Hughes read from a post mortem report by Dr Ervine Long, who said the Frenchman had died as a result of multiple injuries resulting from a high-speed crash. She said: 'I do not intend to go into those injuries.' While the cause of Mr Chanal's death is known, the matter of how that happens remains unclear. Having heard from experienced sidecar racer Dave Molyneux, as well as Department of Infrastructure highways lead designer Scott Duncan and Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson, Mrs Hughes said there is no evidence that the relaid road played a role in his death. The Coroner also ruled out an issue with the machine, after it was inspected by technical director David Hagen, who examined the machine at the scene and later in a workshop. He said: ‘Following my examination, I found no mechanical defects that would have caused the incident.’ In her conclusion, Mrs Hughes said that she was aware that the events of Mr Chanal's death were 'a tragedy for the family of all those involved' and said she was 'sure they are looking for definitive answers'. However, she said: 'Sadly, as is often the case, I am unable to provide that definitive answer'. And added: 'A question mark remains over how he died.' Mrs Hughes said that while she was unable to find a definitive reason for the cause of the crash, she was satisfied in reaching a conclusion of death by misadventure as Mr Chanal had entered the TT fully aware of the risks and died as a result of an accident. She also noted that despite the two men being found with each other's dog tags, which led to the issue around identification, she was unable to come to a conclusion as to how this happened. As a result of the planned changes introduced by the ACU ahead of this year's TT, Mrs Hughes said she would not be making recommendations. She said: 'On the basis of evidence presented to me I have not identified an issue with the location or sidecar racing more generally.' However, mindful that she will soon be resuming the inquest into the death of father and son sidecar team Roger and Bradley Stockton, who died in a crash on Senior Race Day in almost exactly the same spot as Mr Chanel, Mrs Hughes said that this view could change after that inquest is concluded. Extending her condolences to Mr Chanel's family, Mrs Hughes said: 'I hope this inquest has provided some closure to you.' While unable to do the same for Mr Lavorel's family, some of whom were in attendance, Mrs Hughes did also extend her condolences to them. Tel: 01624 695695 [email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 SIDECAR racer Olivier Lavorel has died from his injuries - four months after the Isle of Man TT crash that killed his team-mate Cesar Chanal Event organisers initially wrongly identified the pair - confusing them both for the other - following the tragedy in the first Sidecar race of TT 2022 The two French newcomers to TT were airlifted to hospital after the first-lap crash at Ago’s Leap An inquest into Chanal’s death confirmed the men had been wearing the wrong dog tags Lavorel was 35 at the time of the accident and Chanal 33 A statement from TT chiefs said organisers were "deeply saddened" to learn of Lavorel's death "The accident occurred at Ago’s Leap, just under one mile into the Course, and also claimed the life of Olivier’s team mate, César Chanel. “Olivier was airlifted to hospital in Liverpool before being transferred to a hospital in France in late June where his treatment continued. “Both Olivier and César were newcomers to the Isle of Man TT Races in 2022 but were an experienced pairing, taking numerous victories and podiums in the French F1 and F2 National Sidecar Championships. Lavorel's death is the sixth from the 2022 Isle of Man TT equalling the event's highest-ever total of fatalies in 1970 A mistake was made in announcing the death of French sidecar racer Olivier Lavorel on Saturday. Organisers have now said they believe the driver César Chanal died in the accident at Ago’s Leap and that Olivier is in a critical condition in hospital. A statement from organisers has said: ‘One of the competitors sustained injuries that would not support life and was sadly declared dead at the scene. The second competitor was unconscious with severe injuries. ‘The injured competitor was treated at the roadside before being transferred to Noble’s Hospital, and then airlifted to a specialist hospital in Liverpool to receive treatment. An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification. ‘We now believe it was César Chanal who died at the scene of the accident on Saturday 4th June. Olivier remains in a critical condition and continues to receive treatment.’ Both competitors’ families have been informed of the mistake and organisers have said a thorough review of the processes will take place ‘in due course’. The organisers have said that their thoughts are with the family and loved ones of both Olivier and Cesar, however they have not publicly apologised for the mistake. A press statement does not say who made the mistake or how it came to light. Tel: 01624 695695 [email protected]Follow us A French sidecar competitor who was killed in an incident at this year’s TT was carrying his teammate’s identification on him when their sidecar crashed Thirty-two year old César Chanal died at the scene at Ago’s Leap on 4 June during the first sidecar race; he'd suffered multiple injuries The inquest into his death was opened and adjourned at Douglas Courthouse today (17 June) with Coroner of Inquests Jayne Hughes describing how identifying Mr Chanal had been ‘by no means straightforward’ It follows a case of mistaken identification after race organisers wrongly reported that it had been Mr Chanal’s sidecar passenger Olivier Lavorel who had died at the scene The court heard both men had been taken to Noble’s Hospital after the red flag incident – one to the mortuary and the other to the emergency department A statement from the mortuary worker who helped identify the deceased said he was faced with someone who’d suffered ‘catastrophic trauma’ After searching his leathers he found a single metal dog tag which displayed the name ‘Olivier Lavorel’ and the inscription ‘French’ – there were no other identifiable references A statement from a consultant working in the emergency department said medical staff there too had struggled to identify the racer they were treating due to the trauma they’d suffered He too was not wearing anything identifiable but they did find a dog tag concealed in his leathers which said ‘César Chanal’ and who it later transpired was Mr Lavorel Three days later concerns were raised by the Clerk of the Course about the possibility of mistaken identity after a helmet was retrieved from the scene and video footage of the crash was reviewed The court also heard how César Chanal’s mother had gone to Walton Hospital to be with her son only to find the patient in their care was Mr Lavorel Mr Lavorel’s relative had also flown to the Island and told race authorities they may be able to identify the men by their hair as Mr Lavorel had short hair whilst Mr Chanal had long Calls were made to Walton Hospital where medical staff there confirmed the blood group of their patient and that he had short hair The court heard dog tags are used for identification purposes and should be worn around the neck and riders are required to demonstrate this in the scrutineering process A statement from the French team’s mechanic said the sidecar duo had not had chains for their ID tags and so had put them into the pockets of their leathers adding he’d never heard them discussing swapping them. Mrs Hughes said identifying the two men had been ‘extremely difficult’ and the initial identification She added that there was ‘insufficient evidence’ to determine why the riders were not in possession of their own ID tags and urged people not to speculate on social media about the incident Releasing Mr Chanal’s body to his family so that funeral arrangements could take place she confirmed a full inquest into his death will take place at a later date The 35-year-old and his fellow Frenchman and driver Cesar Chanal crashed at Ago’s Leap during the first sidecar race on June 4. The official Sidecar TT media partner 3 Wheeling said Lavorel was a "brave" man A spokesman added: "He joins his great friend and driver Cesar Chanel who didn’t survive the accident. "We send our thoughts and condolences to both families." Lewis Capaldi Madonna Cnco / Little Mix Kylie Minogue Coroner of Inquests Jayne Hughes has today said she has sufficient evidence to ascertain that Cesar Chanal and Olivier Lavorel were wearing each other’s dog tags at the time of their crash during the first sidecar race of this year’s TT. Cesar Louis Roger Chanal, 33, of Bron, France, died in the crash on Quarterbridge Road, having suffered what a pathologist described simply as ‘multiple injuries’. Tragically, it was Mr Lavorel who was initially thought to have died, information which was stated by race organisers on the day of the crash, Saturday, June 4. However, in the days after this concerns were raised over the identity of the dead man and subsequent investigations revealed it was Mr Chanal who had sadly died. Today Mrs Hughes revealed that statements from doctors and police officers confirmed that the two riders had each other’s dog tags on, however she is not yet able to determine why this was the case. The tags are a requirement for all riders in the TT and are used, in events such as this, to identify a rider who has been injured or died during racing. In adjourning Mr Chanal’s inquest, Mrs Hughes extended her condolences to his friends and family and also expressed her sympathies to the family of Mr Lavorel for the emotional anguish they have suffered. Mr Chanal’s inquest will be resumed at an as yet undetermined future date. Tel: 01624 695695 [email protected]Follow us TT organisers have confirmed a sidecar racer who was involved in an incident at Ago's Leap on Saturday is still in a critical condition César Chanal was airlifted to Noble's Hospital and then flown to Aintree University Hospital after the accident on the opening lap of the first Sidecar race (4 June) His passenger, 35-year-old Olivier Lavorel Updates on other riders who were also injured during qualifying sessions have also been released Mike Booth came off at Joey’s in a Supersport practice on 3 June – he’s categorised as stable and continues to receive treatment Dave Moffitt in Supertwin qualifying on 31 May is categorised as serious but stable and continues to receive treatment *Update: On 8 June TT organisers confirmed César Chanal was the racer killed in the incident at Ago's Leap blaming mistaken identity. His passenger Olivier Lavorel remains in a critical condition in hospital. You can find more HERE Clare Island GAA had its greatest ever day on Saturday last when their men’s and women’s teams won the 2023 All-Island Football Championship on home soil The All-Island tournament was first held on Clare Island in 1998 and has grown to become a massive celebration of sport men’s and women’s teams from the Aran Islands and Inishbofin in Galway and Inishturk and Clare Island in Mayo competed for the coveted annual prize The tournament is held on a different island each year and this year it returned to Clare Island for the fourth time The island men hold the proud record of having won each of their four home tournaments The Clare Island women dominated their competition from start to finish defeating old rivals Inishmore in the final by a scoreline of 10-8 to 4-3 the men scraped a win against nearest neighbours Inishturk in the semi-final and went on to defeat defending champions Bere Island in the final by a scoreline of 0-6 to 0-4 On the occasion of the tournament’s 25th anniversary a special presentation was made to former Clare Island Development Officer who was the driving force behind its creation The trophies were awarded to women’s captain Tracie O’Leary and men’s captain Eamonn O’Malley Players of the match were Kayla Moran for the women’s final and Olof Gill for the men’s Isle of Man TT organisers say they now believe a sidecar driver died in an incident on Saturday instead of his passenger following a case of mistaken identity A statement released this morning confirmed that one competitor was killed following the collision at Ago's Leap involving César Chanal and Olivier Lavorel It was initially announced that Lavorel had died but it's now understood it was Chanal who passed away at the scene One injured person was treated at the roadside before being taken to Noble's Hospital and later flown to Aintree University Hospital while the second was found with injuries that 'would not support life' "An initial identification procedure was conducted using established procedures and would appear to have resulted in a mistaken identification." - TT Organisers The families of both competitors have been informed and a thorough review of the processes relating to identification is underway The statement adds that Lavorel remains in a critical condition and is continuing to receive treatment in hospital STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACES pic.twitter.com/Z8ePhFHekS French former army officer Pierre Chanal who killed himself early yesterday with a razor blade just hours after his trial started Bernard Purcell in ReimsThu 16 Oct 2003 at 01:11THE mother of a murdered Irish student has demanded to know how one of France's most notorious murder suspects could commit suicide while under armed police guard on the eve of his trial "We have been denied justice," said Eroline O'Keeffe from Kildare as she wept again for her son who was murdered in France more than 16 years ago who had travelled from Ireland for the trial - wept by her side An investigation has been ordered into how multiple murder accused Pierre Chanal - surrounded by at least three armed police and viewed at all times through a glass wall - was able to obtain a razor blade and slash his femoral artery under his bedclothes A large pool of blood that gathered under his bed went unnoticed by his guards The announcement of his death was made just a couple of hours before the second day of convicted killer Chanal's trial for the murders of Trevor O'Keeffe (20) Patrick Gache (18) and Patrice Denis (21) between 1985 and 1987 the 56-year-old former sergeant major and parachute instructor in the elite French dragoons "With the death of Chanal the affair is closed," the judge ruled in a five-minute hearing despite yesterday's lengthy preparations for a three-week trial with over 100 witnesses contrasted the intrusive security checks they were subjected to at the Palais de Justice while Chanal in a secure unit and surrounded by elite armed guards Elder daughter Judy said: "We have been robbed of justice Mrs O'Keeffe added: "I always feared somebody would help him do this - he has been protected all along by the justice system not just to help Chanal but to protect other people said she had never encountered anything like it in her career In this case Chanal did not want to prove anything He just declared 'I don't want to be judged!' and he stopped the trial," she said After the file was allowed slip over the years we got the feeling that the burying did not stop with Trevor," she added Mrs O'Keeffe said the evidence she and lawyers compiled over the years would have proved conclusively Chanal's guilt and destroyed explanations for how DNA of the three murder victims came to be found in his van Mrs O'Keeffe repeated earlier criticisms of the Irish Embassy in Paris and the Department of Foreign Affairs which she said had refused all requests for help or assistance over the years Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel