Competitor dies at Jim Clark Rally and driver rushed to hospital with serious injuries
A man has died and a second person has been seriously injured after a crash in the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders.
The fatal incident took place on the D41/6 Edrom Mains road, near Duns, at around 10.50am on Saturday, May 24.
Emergency services attended but the 39-year-old man, who was a co-driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family is aware.
The driver, a 27-year-old man, was rushed by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with serious but not life-threatening injuries.No one else was injured.
The Borders Competitions Jim Clark Rally is a closed road motorsport event. It's part of the British Rally Championship circuit and was running between May 23-24.
Organisers confirmed on Saturday afternoon that they had cancelled the rest of the event after it came to halt this morning.
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A statement on Facebook read: "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."
The British Rally Championship have not yet made a statement or confirmed what drivers were involved in the fatal incident.
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.'
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