A helicopter registered to Colin McRae has crashed in Lanark(home to McRae) and there's no survivors (according to sky news now). It hasn't been confirmed if he is one of the dead yet. Here's an earlier article from the website.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1284278,00.html
A helicopter that crashed in rural Scotland today was registered to rally driver Colin McRae, it has been revealed. At least one person was feared dead after the aircraft came down near Lanark this afternoon. Rally driver Colin McRae Rally driver Colin McRaeIt is not known whether the former world rally champion, who has a pilot's licence, was on board.The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews and units from Strathclyde Fire Brigade.Police have said extensive damage was done to the twin squirrel helicopter and they were not immediately able to confirm how many people had been travelling in the craft.Sky Correspondent James Matthews said: "My understanding is that the helicopter involved is registered to Colin McRae, the former world rally champion former world rally champion."He lives on an estate where this crash took place, the Jervis Wood estate just outside Lanark in the central belt of Scotland."All police will say it that they are in touch with the family to try to establish the identity of those on board the helicopter."More follows...
It is not known whether the former world rally champion, who has a pilot's licence, was on board.
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews and units from Strathclyde Fire Brigade.
Police have said extensive damage was done to the twin squirrel helicopter and they were not immediately able to confirm how many people had been travelling in the craft.
Sky Correspondent James Matthews said: "My understanding is that the helicopter involved is registered to Colin McRae, the former world rally champion former world rally champion.
"He lives on an estate where this crash took place, the Jervis Wood estate just outside Lanark in the central belt of Scotland.
"All police will say it that they are in touch with the family to try to establish the identity of those on board the helicopter."
More follows...
― pfunkboy, Saturday, 15 September 2007 19:33 (eighteen years ago)
The website has been updated
There will be no formal identification of any victims this evening. ... "All police will say it that they are in touch with the family to try to establish the identity of those on board the helicopter."
― pfunkboy, Saturday, 15 September 2007 19:41 (eighteen years ago)
Heaven needed a guy to drive a car around.
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 15 September 2007 19:47 (eighteen years ago)
Only if there's a dude already up there to shout directions.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 15 September 2007 19:50 (eighteen years ago)
other source (possibly McRae, a friend and two children on board) :
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1482732007
― StanM, Saturday, 15 September 2007 20:10 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah they know he was on board.
― pfunkboy, Sunday, 16 September 2007 01:07 (eighteen years ago)
Dudes in their purple-blue Subaru WRX be mourning.
― King Boy Pato, Sunday, 16 September 2007 01:53 (eighteen years ago)
I thought he was already dead so this sort of counted as a pleasant surprise.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 16 September 2007 11:24 (eighteen years ago)
you're thinking of richard burns, who died of cancer about 2 years back.
― Just got offed, Sunday, 16 September 2007 11:25 (eighteen years ago)
codemasters be mourning too
― DG, Sunday, 16 September 2007 11:32 (eighteen years ago)
it's not like the kids want to play rally games any more, to be honest
― Just got offed, Sunday, 16 September 2007 11:38 (eighteen years ago)
Rally champion Colin McRae, his five-year-old son, a six-year-old boy and a family friend were killed in a helicopter crash, police believe.Strathclyde Police released the names of the four people they thought were on board the crashed aircraft on Saturday.Mr McRae, 39, his son Johnny, the youngster's friend Ben Porcelli and family friend Graeme Duncan, 37, were all thought to be on board.Formal identification is expected in the next few days
Strathclyde Police released the names of the four people they thought were on board the crashed aircraft on Saturday.
Mr McRae, 39, his son Johnny, the youngster's friend Ben Porcelli and family friend Graeme Duncan, 37, were all thought to be on board.
Formal identification is expected in the next few days
― pfunkboy, Sunday, 16 September 2007 13:03 (eighteen years ago)
How pleasant for Matt DC.
― onimo, Sunday, 16 September 2007 13:20 (eighteen years ago)
Pretty major suckage for the four involved there though, I would imagine.
― StanM, Sunday, 16 September 2007 13:26 (eighteen years ago)
Huh, I thought it would have been a more pleasant experience.
― King Boy Pato, Sunday, 16 September 2007 13:38 (eighteen years ago)
Stunned and saddened by this.
― *rumpie*, Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:25 (eighteen years ago)
RIP
― dan m, Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:38 (eighteen years ago)
such a shame. guys like mcrae were the reason i used to love rallying, he was like the last link with all those "go to the limit, then go a bit further for good measure" guys like ari vatanen and markku alen. team owners probably prefer the current crop - realistically, he probably threw away three world championships through over-driving - but i know who i'd rather watch on a special stage, any day of the week. rip.
― haitch, Sunday, 16 September 2007 14:41 (eighteen years ago)
The thread should be renamed as an RIP thread now it's definite McRae has died.
― pfunkboy, Sunday, 16 September 2007 16:54 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.autounleashed.com/almost-1100-subarus-honored-colin-mcrae
― gbx, Tuesday, 2 September 2008 19:39 (seventeen years ago)