Competitor dies at Jim Clark Rally and driver rushed to hospital with critical accidents

The person was competing within the Jim Clark Rally within the Borders which is a part of the British Rally Championship circuit.

Edrom Mains highway close to Duns the place the crash occurred.(Picture: Google Maps)

A person has died and a second particular person has been severely injured after a crash within the Jim Clark Rally within the Borders.

The deadly incident occurred on the D41/6 Edrom Mains highway, close to Duns, at round 10.50am on Saturday, Could 24.

Emergency providers attended however the 39-year-old man, who was a co-driver, was pronounced lifeless on the scene. His household is conscious.

The driving force, a 27-year-old man, was rushed by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with critical however not life-threatening accidents.Nobody else was injured.

The Borders Competitions Jim Clark Rally is a closed highway motorsport occasion. It is a part of the British Rally Championship circuit and was working between Could 23-24.

Organisers confirmed on Saturday afternoon that they’d cancelled the remainder of the occasion after it got here to halt this morning.

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An announcement on Fb learn: “Following an incident on the Jim Clark Rally at present [Saturday 24 May 2025], the Jim Clark Memorial Motor Membership have made the choice to cancel the rest of the occasion and tomorrow’s Jim Clark Reivers Rally.”

The British Rally Championship haven’t but made an announcement or confirmed what drivers have been concerned within the deadly incident.

Superintendent Vincent Fisher stated: “Our ideas are with the household of the person who has died and enquiries are ongoing to determine the total circumstances.”