Gary McCoy devastated as North West crash set to delay Isle of Man debut again
Neve, who rides for Michael Rutter's Bathams AJN Racing team, was taken to hospital by air ambulance while Cookstown man McCoy travelled by ambulance.
Neve is reported to have suffered significant but non-life-threatening injuries.
Injured McCoy said there was nothing he could do about the accident, which has forced him out of the remainder of the North West and curtailed his plans to race around the iconic TT Mountain Course for the first time.
'Just thought I'd give a quick update to everyone as I have had a lot of kind messages and well-wishes,' McCoy posted on social media.
'Yesterday afternoon I was involved in a crash which was totally out of my control… on the approach to Mill Road roundabout.
'Unfortunately this will rule me out of any further racing at the NW200 this year and my debut as a newcomer to the Isle of Man TT.
'Thanks to everyone for the help and support and I hope the other rider has a speedy recovery also.'
The incident resulted in a lengthy delay but the session resumed, albeit with only around 18 minutes left before roads had to reopen around the Triangle course by 3pm.
The Superstock and Supertwin qualifying sessions on Wednesday were lost as the organisers ran out of time, with earlier red flags in the Superbike session due to oil also holding up the schedule.
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