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Helicopter crash pair 'walk away' Rally boss in helicopter escape
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A man and woman escaped unscathed after a helicopter crash-landed into a field. The Subaru rally team chief and his wife survived unhurt when their helicopter crash-landed in Essex.
Police said the pilot, 55, and his wife, 53, "walked out of the wreckage" lying near North Weald Airfield and were treated for shock by paramedics. Police said Dave Richards and his wife "walked out of the wreckage" near North Weald Airfield and were treated for shock by paramedics.
The man has been confirmed as Dave Richards chief executive of Prodrive who run the Subaru World Rally Team. Mr Richards, is chief executive of Prodrive, which runs the Subaru World Rally Team.
He was returning from the Belgian Grand Prix with his wife. He was in charge when Colin McRae, who has died in a helicopter crash, won his world title. He was in charge when Colin McRae, who has died in a helicopter crash in Lanarkshire, won his world rally title.
Mr Richards and his wife were returning to their home at Banbury, Oxfordshire, after attending the Belgian Grand Prix.
Mill Lane alongside the field where the wreckage lies has been sealed off awaiting the arrival of Air Accident Investigation Branch staff.Mill Lane alongside the field where the wreckage lies has been sealed off awaiting the arrival of Air Accident Investigation Branch staff.