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The daughters of man who died performing a risky motorcycle stunt have released footage of the accident in June as a safety warning to others.The daughters of man who died performing a risky motorcycle stunt have released footage of the accident in June as a safety warning to others.
The six-minute police film, Dying for a Ride?, shows 44-year-old Chris Burrell, from Staffordshire, losing control of his motorcycle during a "wheelie".The six-minute police film, Dying for a Ride?, shows 44-year-old Chris Burrell, from Staffordshire, losing control of his motorcycle during a "wheelie".
He was standing on the back of his Suzuki and collided head-on with a car on the A41 at Tern Hill in Shropshire.He was standing on the back of his Suzuki and collided head-on with a car on the A41 at Tern Hill in Shropshire.
The first screening is being held later at his local, the Stormy Petrel Pub.The first screening is being held later at his local, the Stormy Petrel Pub.
Mr Burrell, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, had been performing the stunt in front of crowds of about 500 bikers at a weekly meet outside a pub in north Shropshire.Mr Burrell, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, had been performing the stunt in front of crowds of about 500 bikers at a weekly meet outside a pub in north Shropshire.
West Mercia Police has incorporated CCTV footage of the two-week old Suzuki GSX-R 1000 crashing with a plea from Mr Burrell's daughters warning other bikers "not to take chances".West Mercia Police has incorporated CCTV footage of the two-week old Suzuki GSX-R 1000 crashing with a plea from Mr Burrell's daughters warning other bikers "not to take chances".
Dead father's 'moment of madness'Dead father's 'moment of madness'
His daughters Alexe and Terri Millward, of Watling View, Newcastle-under-Lyme, said the stunt on 19 June 19, was a "moment of madness" which has left them parentless. They lost their mother Karen 10 months earlier to a long-term illness.His daughters Alexe and Terri Millward, of Watling View, Newcastle-under-Lyme, said the stunt on 19 June 19, was a "moment of madness" which has left them parentless. They lost their mother Karen 10 months earlier to a long-term illness.
Alexe, 25, said: "We don't want to believe he's not here. It's coming up to the season where it's nice weather and he should be out and about on his bike enjoying it."Alexe, 25, said: "We don't want to believe he's not here. It's coming up to the season where it's nice weather and he should be out and about on his bike enjoying it."
She said they had no idea why her father, a member of the Royal Society for the prevention of Accidents, performed the stunt, which was "out of character" for him.She said they had no idea why her father, a member of the Royal Society for the prevention of Accidents, performed the stunt, which was "out of character" for him.
"It was an error of judgment which ended in tragedy and we don't want any other family to go through the heartbreak we've been through," she said."It was an error of judgment which ended in tragedy and we don't want any other family to go through the heartbreak we've been through," she said.
Pc Mick Sturland said: "Chris Burrell was an experienced motorcyclist and yet his actions resulted in a collision which cost him his life.Pc Mick Sturland said: "Chris Burrell was an experienced motorcyclist and yet his actions resulted in a collision which cost him his life.
"All we want to do is to keep the bikers and other road users safe and I'm sure they will listen to what Alexe and Terri have said.""All we want to do is to keep the bikers and other road users safe and I'm sure they will listen to what Alexe and Terri have said."