Incidente mortale e gara subito sospesa allo Snowman Rally gara di apertura del Campionato Scozzese rally 2013
ern Constab
The event organisers will issue a statement when further details are available and are co-operating fully with Northern Constabulary.
The club extends it’s sympathies to the families of those involved.
Click here to view the statement from Northern Constabulary.
Update 1 – Road Traffic Incident – Snowman Rally, Glenurquhart Forest, Balnain
Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:50:0 GMT
Following an earlier collision between a rally car and spectators during Stage 1 of the Highland Car Club Snowman Rally Police can confirm that a 50-year-old woman has sustained fatal injuries and an eight year old boy has been taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment.
The boy’s condition is not believed to be life threatening. Neither the driver or the co-driver of the vehicle was injured as a result of the incident. No other spectators were injured.
The details of the deceased will not be issued until all next of kin have been informed.
Members of the Force’s Road Policing Unit will be carrying out a full road collision investigation and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
There are no further details at this time.
ends.
NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS
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