CO-DRIVER KILLED IN CRASH AT JIM CLARK Rally in Scottish Borders

A CO-DRIVER HAS BEEN KILLED IN A CRASH AT The Jim Clark Rally in the Scottish Borders.

Dai Roberts, 39, From Carmarthen in Wales, Died at the Skene after Emergency Companies Had been Known as at Round 10:50.

Driver, James Williams, 27, became taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh With Severe, Nevertheless No longer Lifestyles-Threatening, Injuries.

The Remainder of the Closed-Road Match, Held Reach Duns, became cancelled along side the revests raly, scheduled for sunday.

In a Team of workers Statement, James Williams Rallying Said: “It is with a Heavy Coronary heart, now we have to share this sad recordsdata.

“The Motorsport Neighborhood is Deeply Saddened to Be taught of the Passing of Our Preferred Dai Roberts.

“Our Concepts and Prays are with the Roberts Family at this hard time.”

MR ROBERTS Survived a Old wreck at the ulster raly In 2014 WHICH KILLED 20-YEAR-OLD Driver Timothy Cathcart.

His Brother Gareth Died Competing in a Rally in Sicily in June 2012.

Governing Body Motorports Uk Said It Had “Initiated a full investigation into the conditions of the incident” and Wow Work Closely with the occasion and the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Membership.

Police Scotland Said that no-One Else became injured in the wreck.

SUPT VINCENT FISHER SAID: “Our THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE MAN WHO HAS DIED AND INQUIRIES ARE ONGOING TO ASTABLISH THE FULL CIRCUMSTANCES.”

Round 260 Competitors had been costly to computete at the occasion over the weeks.

First Held in 1970, it is named after system One Champion Jim Clark Who Grew Up in the Scottish Borders.

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

In 2014, three spectators had been killed and six extra injured at the occasion when two autos misplaced and veered intto viewing areas.

A Lethal Accident Inquiry Later Found the Deaths Might well Own Been Averted if Folks Had Been Clearly Banned Standing in the Dwelling The effect The Smash Came about.

The occasion returned 5 years leisurely in 2019, after “Rigorous Steps” had been taken to enure safety.