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General => Sports => Topic started by: sh15uya on September 16, 2007, 09:38:05 AM

Title: Rally ace Colin McRae dies in helicopter crash
Post by: sh15uya on September 16, 2007, 09:38:05 AM

SCOTTISH rally champion Colin McRae has been killed in a helicopter crash close to his Lanarkshire home.

The Twin Squirrel helicopter registered to the former world champion rally driver came down shortly after 4pm yesterday about 200 yards from his 17th-century mansion.

Police sources said the blue helicopter used by the 39-year-old multi-millionaire had exploded in a "fireball".

Eyewitness David Lowry, who lives nearby, said he watched as the helicopter plunged into a valley.

As many as four people are thought to have died in the crash. Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, confirmed McRae had been piloting the helicopter.  (http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=1483222007)


ok just saw this (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=12569.0) sry

Title: Re: Rally ace Colin McRae dies in helicopter crash
Post by: Masabi on September 19, 2007, 06:22:47 AM

Yeah, I heard about this.  Kinda sad.