Citaat van: danny87Citaat van: BBCTwo 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.
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.
Citaat van: Autosport.comMcRae's helicopter involved in fatal crash
By David Evans and Biranit Goren Saturday, September 15th 2007, 18:43 GMT
Colin McRae's helicopter has been involved in a fatal crash, autosport.com has learned.
Two people are believed to have been killed, when the helicopter crashed shortly after 4:00 pm local time within McRae's estate at Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, in Scotland.
Initial reports from the area state the helicopter burst into flames, with local police, rescue teams and the fire brigade arriving at the scene immediately after.
A spokeswoman for the Strathclyde police has confirmed to autosport.com they are currently investigating the crash, but would not say how many people have been on board or confirm the helicopter belongs to McRae.
She said the damage to the helicopter has been too extensive to ascertain what exactly had happened or even the number of fatalities, and said the investigation is likely to take a while before any official details are released.
1995 World Rally Champion McRae is the son of five-time British Rally Champion Jim McRae.
het is nog onduidelijk of Colin daadwerkelijk aan boord was. Nieuws over de slachtoffers volgt morgen
Ik heb er alvast geen goed oog in ;(