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Written by Alex (nedge2k)
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Monday, 17 September 2007 17:14 |
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I've been a huge fan of rallying from quite a young age so the death of one of the rallying greats after his retirement from WRC has come as a bit of a shock to say the least... Rally champion Colin McRae, his five-year-old son, a six-year-old boy and a family friend have been killed in a helicopter crash. 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. Ch Supt Tim Love from Strathclyde Police said the crash was not survivable and it was very difficult to tell the aircraft had been a helicopter. He added that the families have been shattered by the news. Air accident investigators have started searching the helicopter crash site near Mr McRae's home in Lanarkshire on Saturday. You'll be missed Colin!
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