Co-driver killed in Scottish national rally crash
A co-driver has been killed and the driver injured in a crash during the Mull Rally on Saturday morning. The Scottish island event has been abandoned following the accident, which happened on the seventh stage, the second of the Saturday's second leg.
In a statement, the MSA said: "The Motor Sports Association can confirm that one competitor has died and another has been injured in an incident on the Mull Rally. The competitor who has tragically died was a co-driver.
"His driver was injured and has been transferred to hospital. Nobody else was involved in the incident.
"As with any serious incident in or around UK motor sports, the MSA is now working with the event organisers and relevant authorities to establish precisely what happened on this occasion.
"The MSA is saddened by this tragic incident and sends its condolences to the family and friends of the co-driver, and offers its best wishes to the driver for a full recovery."
The Mull Rally is one of Britain's most popular national motorsport events and started on Friday with a capacity 150-car entry.
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