Co-driver killed in crash at Jim Clark Rally in Scottish Borders

A co-driver has been killed in a crash on the Jim Clark Rally within the Scottish Borders.

Emergency services and products had been known as to the incident on the closed-road tournament close to Duns at round 10:50.

The 39-year-old guy died on the scene. The 27-year-old motive force was once taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with critical, however no longer life-threatening, accidents.

Organisers, the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Club, cancelled the rest of the development in addition to the Jim Clark Reivers Rally scheduled for Sunday.

Police Scotland mentioned that nobody else was once injured within the crash.

Supt Vincent Fisher mentioned: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

Around 100 drivers had been anticipated to compete over the weekend.

First held in 1970, it is called after Formula One champion, Jim Clark who grew up within the Scottish Borders.

It is spherical of the Probite British Rally Championship, Asset Alliance Group Scottish Rally Championship and Protyre National Asphalt Championship.

In 2014, 3 spectators had been killed and 6 extra had been injured on the tournament when two vehicles misplaced keep watch over and veered right into a viewing house.

A deadly twist of fate inquiry later discovered the deaths can have been avoided if other people were obviously banned from status within the house the place the crash came about.

The tournament returned 5 years later in 2019, after “rigorous steps” had been taken to verify protection.