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09-16-2007, 03:45 AM
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world rally champion Colin McRae is believed to have been killed along with three others in a helicopter crash near his home in Lanarkshire.
The helicopter, which police believe was owned by Mr McRae, 39, came down on Saturday afternoon in Jerviswood, about a mile from Lanark, and caught fire. 
more: BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Rally driver feared dead in crash
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My condolences to his family and those effected.
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09-16-2007, 04:27 PM
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