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World Rally champion Colin McRae has been confirmed to have died in a helicopter accident yesterday. A huge loss to motorsport. My heart goes out to the families:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6997270.stm

Sad sad day

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Originally posted by MCA
World Rally champion Colin McRae has been confirmed to have died in a helicopter accident yesterday. A huge loss to motorsport. My heart goes out to the families:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6997270.stm

Sad sad day

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(
Amazing how sometimes people have a rather dangerous occupation and end up dead doing something safer than driving to the store at rush hour.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Amazing how sometimes people have a rather dangerous occupation and end up dead doing something safer than driving to the store at rush hour.

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agreed, when i first heard that he had died my rection was that he must have crashed his rally car but as you say he ended up dying doing on of his safest pastimes.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Amazing how sometimes people have a rather dangerous occupation and end up dead doing something safer than driving to the store at rush hour.

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I was about to post making the same point.
It seems to add to the sense of waste.

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They have just recently brought the site back online with further confirmation:

http://www.colinmcrae.com

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am gutted... what a shame, I have watched Colin Macrae on many occasions up here in the north..also other families involved in this tragedy..