As a result of an incident this afternoon, Police Scotland has advised that the Jim Clark Rally in the Scottish Borders has been cancelled with immediate effect while they investigate two road collisions.
Emergency services are at the scene and enquiries are being carried out.
The rally’s Twitter feed said this earlier:-
The Jim Clark Rally was stopped on SS16 earlier this afternoon following an incident. Police and Medical… http://t.co/TIEItN0gh5
— Jim Clark Rally (@jim_clark_rally) May 31, 2014
A serious incident occured around 4pm when a rally car came off the road near Kelso and collided with spectators.
Emergency services attended and three people were pronounced dead at the scene.
The fourth person was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and is in a critical condition.
An earlier incident occured at 2.05pm, when a rally car collided with five people.
Four people were treated at the scene and one person was conveyed to hospital where they are in a serious condition.
Police are in attendance at the scene and the investigation into both collisions is at an early stage.
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