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Police are seeking video footage from members of the public after three spectators were killed at a rally in the Scottish Borders.
Iain John Provan, 64, and Elizabeth Allan, 63, both of Barrhead, and John Leonard Stern, 71, of Bearsden, died in the crash on Saturday.
Two other injured men, both aged 61, were being treated in hospital.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward, especially anyone with "video footage or photographs".
The fatal accident took place at about 16:00 on Saturday at Little Swinton, near Coldstream.
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland are receiving a briefing from police investigating the crashes.
One witness, Colin Gracey, who has watched the rally for years from the same spot close to where the crash happened, said the experience was "traumatic".
The 46-year-old teacher lives in nearby Swinton and was there with his family, including three children.
He said: "We went down there, as we've been doing for about 17 years, to the same place we watch it from just up from the bridge.
"I think it was the seventh car coming through and it just veered very sharply after taking the bridge and it went right into the field hitting the people who were stood there.
"It was shocking."
He described the crash as "like a bowling ball hitting skittles".
Officers from Police Scotland worked through the day at the site.
Tents were erected and forensic specialists were seen filming the area.
The three-day rally, which was due to finish on Sunday, was immediately abandoned after the fatal crash.
About 250 competitors had been taking part in the event, with thousands of spectators watching the action.
Two hours before the fatal crash another car in the rally left the road and hit five people, one woman and four men, near Crosshall Farm on the Eccles stage of the competition.
Three of the men were taken to Borders General Hospital but one was then moved to an intensive care unit in Edinburgh.
The remaining two spectators were treated for minor injuries.
In a statement following the crash, rally organisers said: "Our thoughts are especially with those who have lost family members and to the families of the injured spectators.
"All members of the organising team are in shock and are co-operating fully with Police Scotland to establish the facts."
The rally is named after Scottish Formula One driver Jim Clark, who grew up in the area and was killed in a motor racing accident in Hockenheim, Germany, in 1968.
Police are seeking video footage from members of the public after three spectators were killed at a rally in the Scottish Borders.
Iain John Provan, 64, and Elizabeth Allan, 63, both of Barrhead, and John Leonard Stern, 71, of Bearsden, died in the crash on Saturday.
Two other injured men, both aged 61, were being treated in hospital.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward, especially anyone with "video footage or photographs".
The fatal accident took place at about 16:00 on Saturday at Little Swinton, near Coldstream.
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland are receiving a briefing from police investigating the crashes.
One witness, Colin Gracey, who has watched the rally for years from the same spot close to where the crash happened, said the experience was "traumatic".
The 46-year-old teacher lives in nearby Swinton and was there with his family, including three children.
He said: "We went down there, as we've been doing for about 17 years, to the same place we watch it from just up from the bridge.
"I think it was the seventh car coming through and it just veered very sharply after taking the bridge and it went right into the field hitting the people who were stood there.
"It was shocking."
He described the crash as "like a bowling ball hitting skittles".
Officers from Police Scotland worked through the day at the site.
Tents were erected and forensic specialists were seen filming the area.
The three-day rally, which was due to finish on Sunday, was immediately abandoned after the fatal crash.
About 250 competitors had been taking part in the event, with thousands of spectators watching the action.
Two hours before the fatal crash another car in the rally left the road and hit five people, one woman and four men, near Crosshall Farm on the Eccles stage of the competition.
Three of the men were taken to Borders General Hospital but one was then moved to an intensive care unit in Edinburgh.
The remaining two spectators were treated for minor injuries.
In a statement following the crash, rally organisers said: "Our thoughts are especially with those who have lost family members and to the families of the injured spectators.
"All members of the organising team are in shock and are co-operating fully with Police Scotland to establish the facts."
The rally is named after Scottish Formula One driver Jim Clark, who grew up in the area and was killed in a motor racing accident in Hockenheim, Germany, in 1968.
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