A co-driver has been killed in a crash on the Jim Clark Rally within the Scottish Borders.
Dai Roberts, 39, from Carmarthen in Wales, died on the scene after emergency providers had been known as to the incident at round 10:50.
Driver, James Williams, 27, was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with critical, however not life-threatening, accidents.
The rest of the closed-road occasion, held close to Duns, was cancelled. The Jim Clark Reivers Rally, scheduled for Sunday, has additionally been dropped.
Governing physique Motorsport UK mentioned it had “initiated a full investigation into the circumstances of the incident” and would work carefully with occasion organisers and Jim Clark Memorial Motor Membership.”
Police Scotland mentioned that nobody else was injured within the crash.
Supt Vincent Fisher mentioned: “Our ideas are with the household of the person who has died and inquiries are ongoing to ascertain the complete circumstances.”
Round 260 rivals had been anticipated to compete over the weekend.
First held in 1970, it’s named after System One champion, Jim Clark who grew up within the Scottish Borders.
It’s spherical of the Probite British Rally Championship, Asset Alliance Group Scottish Rally Championship and Protyre Nationwide Asphalt Championship.
In 2014, three spectators had been killed and 6 extra had been injured on the occasion when two vehicles misplaced management and veered right into a viewing space.
A deadly accident inquiry later discovered the deaths might have been prevented if individuals had been clearly banned from standing within the space the place the crash occurred.
The occasion returned 5 years later in 2019, after “rigorous steps” had been taken to make sure security.
