Postat: 15 september 2007, 22:11
- Crash Helicopter Registered To McRae
Updated: 19:49, Saturday September 15, 2007
A helicopter that crashed in rural Scotland today was registered to rally driver Colin McRae, it has been revealed.
At least one person was feared dead after the aircraft came down near Lanark this afternoon.
Rally driver Colin McRaeIt is not known whether the former world rally champion was onboard.
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews.
Strathclyde Fire Brigade also had units in attendance at the scene.
- Two dead after helicopter crash
The Scottish Ambulance Service helicopter attended the scene
Two people are believed to have died after a helicopter crashed in Lanarkshire.
The Twin Squirrel aircraft came down in Jervis Wood near Lanark just after 1600 BST and was understood to have burst into flames.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said the damage to the helicopter was so bad that it could not be determined how many people were on board.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been called in.
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews.
The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board
Strathclyde Police spokeswoman
Strathclyde Fire Brigade also has units in attendance at the scene.
The RAF spokesman said the incident did not involve a military aircraft and added that its helicopter was on stand-by to assist.
A spokesman for the British Airports Authority said the helicopter did not come from Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports.
The Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish who was on board and where the helicopter was travelling to and from.
"The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board," she said.
"It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment."
She added that it could be some time before official identifications can be made.
Updated: 19:49, Saturday September 15, 2007
A helicopter that crashed in rural Scotland today was registered to rally driver Colin McRae, it has been revealed.
At least one person was feared dead after the aircraft came down near Lanark this afternoon.
Rally driver Colin McRaeIt is not known whether the former world rally champion was onboard.
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews.
Strathclyde Fire Brigade also had units in attendance at the scene.
- Two dead after helicopter crash
The Scottish Ambulance Service helicopter attended the scene
Two people are believed to have died after a helicopter crashed in Lanarkshire.
The Twin Squirrel aircraft came down in Jervis Wood near Lanark just after 1600 BST and was understood to have burst into flames.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said the damage to the helicopter was so bad that it could not be determined how many people were on board.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch have been called in.
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed that its own helicopter had been despatched to the scene along with three ambulance crews.
The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board
Strathclyde Police spokeswoman
Strathclyde Fire Brigade also has units in attendance at the scene.
The RAF spokesman said the incident did not involve a military aircraft and added that its helicopter was on stand-by to assist.
A spokesman for the British Airports Authority said the helicopter did not come from Glasgow or Edinburgh Airports.
The Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish who was on board and where the helicopter was travelling to and from.
"The damage has been so bad that we don't know how many people were on board," she said.
"It might be one, it might be more. We just don't know at the moment."
She added that it could be some time before official identifications can be made.
