1995 World Rally champion, Colin McRae has been named as one of the four people that police believe perished when the 39-year-old's helicopter crashed on Saturday.

McRae was named along with his five-year-old son, Johnny, as well as the youngster's friend Ben Porcelli and family friend Graeme Duncan, who was 37.

A statement from Strathclyde police added that formal identification won't be made for a few days.

The accident happened yesterday at around 4pm [local time].

Air accident investigators are currently searching the crash site near McRae's Jerviswood House in Lanark.

All at Crash.net join the entire rallying community in extending our sympathies to Colin's family and friends and those of the other victims at this difficult time.