THE funeral of a 25-year-old extreme sportsman who died in a motocross accident took place this afternoon.

Tom Robertson was "doing what he loved" when he came of his bike at Cheddar Motopark in Somerset and broke his neck. He was airlifted to hospital but died earlier this month.

Today his family and friends, as well as motocross riders, came together to celebrate Tom's life.

He was driven from his home in Woodstock Road, Salisbury, on a blue Chevrolet and accompanied by a cortege of motocross bikes.

Large numbers were expected and screens and speakers were planned to be put up around the crematorium for all of Tom's friends and family to watch the service.

Donations in Tom's memory can be made to the Air Ambulance or through Chris White funeral directors.