Rally driver Colin McRae
Posted: Saturday, September 15th, 2007 6:42 pmBritish former world rallying champion Colin McRae was believed to have been killed in a fatal helicopter crash at his home on Saturday, police told AFP.
Four people died in the crash at Jerviswood near the town of Lanark in southern Scotland, Strathclyde Police said.
There were no survivors and formal identification of the bodies was not expected until Sunday.
The Times Online is reporting that it is feared that McRae’s son Johnny, another child and another adult were killed in the crash. …
The Scot won the 1995 World Rally Championship and was the runner-up in 1996, 1997 and 2001.
He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1996. … Read full obituary