Colin McRae

[joem]

Not good news. Breaking stories suggest former rally champion Colin McRae has died with his 5 year old son in a helicopter crash in Lanarkshire close to the family home. He was 39. Colin is known to be a keen helicopter pilot.

This is not confirmed. But the story is here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

I stress that currently this is not confirmed. Let's hope.

 

[JEZ.S320L]

Not good news. Breaking stories suggest former rally champion Colin McRae has died with his 5 year old son in a helicopter crash in Lanarkshire close to the family home. He was 39. Colin is known to be a keen helicopter pilot.

This is not confirmed. But the story is here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

I stress that currently this is not confirmed. Let's hope.

OMG - I hope and pray that you are SO wrong.

If it is true, what a terrible, terrible waste - and a shocking tragedy for him, his son and family.

 

[JEZ.S320L]

OMG - I hope and pray that you are SO wrong.

If it is true, what a terrible, terrible waste - and a shocking tragedy for him, his son and family.

More info:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1284278,00.html


There's still hope it wasn't Colin Mcrae!

 

[joem]

From Sky News - BBC web has something similar. As I said - Let's hope.

Crash Helicopter Registered To McRae
Updated: 22:21, Saturday September 15, 2007

A helicopter that crashed in rural Scotland today was registered to rally driver Colin McRae, it has been revealed.
Strathclyde Police said there were no survivors after the aircraft came down near Lanark this afternoon.

Rally driver Colin McRaeIt is not known whether the former world rally champion, who has a pilot's licence, was on board.

Police have said extensive damage was done to the Squirrel helicopter and they were not immediately able to confirm how many people had been travelling in the craft.

There will be no formal identification of any victims this evening.

The air accident investigation team are en route to establish the cause of the crash.

The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter was despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews and units from Strathclyde Fire Brigade.

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."

 

[Speedmaster]

Does not sound good, he is well know for flying around up here in his helicopter. Lanark is not very far from me and it has been v windy tonight here and sheet rain but earlier around the time of the accident, it was not bad at all. Terrible shame for whoever was in the aircraft on its final flight

 

[Chas]

Not good news. Breaking stories suggest former rally champion Colin McRae has died with his 5 year old son in a helicopter crash in Lanarkshire close to the family home. He was 39. Colin is known to be a keen helicopter pilot.

This is not confirmed. But the story is here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article2461339.ece

I stress that currently this is not confirmed. Let's hope.

I just got back from work.
My colleagues at work in ATC were probably the last to speak to the Helicopter today near Lanark ........... very sad.
We were all shocked.

Steve Hyslop ( Racing bike champ) died in similar area/circumstances not so long ago also.

:-(

 

[JEZ.S320L]

I just got back from work.
My colleagues at work in ATC were probably the last to speak to the Helicopter today near Lanark ........... very sad.
We were all shocked.

Steve Hyslop ( Racing bike champ) died in similar area/circumstances not so long ago also.

:-(

I think all on the Forum are hoping it's not Colin Mcrae and his son - but lets not forget that SOME poor soul or souls, have died.