Passenger dies and driver rushed to Edinburgh hospital after Jim Clark Rally crash
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A co-driver has died and a driver has been rushed to an Edinburgh hospital following a crash during the Jim Clark Rally.
The annual event, held in the Scottish Borders, has been cancelled following a crash involving a single rally car on the D41/6 Edrom Mains Road at around 10.50am on Saturday, May 24.
Emergency services attended and the co-driver of the car, aged 39, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware.
The 27-year-old driver was rushed by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured.
Superintendent Vincent Fisher said: 'Our thoughts are with the family of the man who has died and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.'
A statement on the Jim Clark Rally website reads: "Following an incident at the Jim Clark Rally today [Saturday 24 May 2025], the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Club have made the decision to cancel the remainder of the event and tomorrow's Jim Clark Reivers Rally."
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