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"Police have confirmed that rally driver Colin McRae and his son were among four people killed in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland.
The 39-year-old was on board the aircraft with his five year old son Johnny, his six year old friend Ben Porcelli, and McRae family friend Graeme Duncan.
Ben had been at the McRae house playing with Johnny shortly before the crash.
The helicopter, registered to 1995 world champion McRae, came down near his home on Saturday and burst into flames...
...McRae, the son of five-times British rally champion Jimmy, was a big figure in British motorsport with his swashbuckling driving style and won the title driving for Subaru in 1995.
He was runner-up in 1996 and 1997 and again with Ford in 2001 when he was pipped to the title by Burns.
McRae was the first British driver to win the World Rally championship. The second, Richard Burns, died two years ago from a brain tumour.
Tributes have poured in from the motorsport world. Former Subaru boss and World Rally supremo David Richards said McRae had "extraordinary spirit".
"It was a competitive spirit like I've never seen in any other individual in my life that could say 'I can do anything'," Richard told reporters from the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.
"It's unusual to call somebody a legend but it's very appropriate for Colin."
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Best wishes go out to their families.
"Police have confirmed that rally driver Colin McRae and his son were among four people killed in a helicopter crash near his home in Scotland.
The 39-year-old was on board the aircraft with his five year old son Johnny, his six year old friend Ben Porcelli, and McRae family friend Graeme Duncan.
Ben had been at the McRae house playing with Johnny shortly before the crash.
The helicopter, registered to 1995 world champion McRae, came down near his home on Saturday and burst into flames...
...McRae, the son of five-times British rally champion Jimmy, was a big figure in British motorsport with his swashbuckling driving style and won the title driving for Subaru in 1995.
He was runner-up in 1996 and 1997 and again with Ford in 2001 when he was pipped to the title by Burns.
McRae was the first British driver to win the World Rally championship. The second, Richard Burns, died two years ago from a brain tumour.
Tributes have poured in from the motorsport world. Former Subaru boss and World Rally supremo David Richards said McRae had "extraordinary spirit".
"It was a competitive spirit like I've never seen in any other individual in my life that could say 'I can do anything'," Richard told reporters from the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix.
"It's unusual to call somebody a legend but it's very appropriate for Colin."
Full story
Best wishes go out to their families.
