Three spectators have been killed and six others injured after two separate crashes during the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland.
Race organisers only abandoned the event following the second crash, which took place at Little Swinton, near Coldstream, raising questions over safety.
Police say one woman and two men died when a car came off the road and struck four spectators.
Emergency crews pronounced the three spectators dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred around 4pm on Saturday.
Sky sources understand two of the three people killed were from the same family, while the third was a photographer.
The sources added that the car was going over a hump at speed before it lost control.
The fourth spectator, a man, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmity in a critical condition.
Police attend the crash scene in the Scottish Borders Two hours earlier another rally car left the road near Crosshall Farm, striking five people.
Three men were initially taken to Borders General Hospital, however one was later transferred to an intensive care unit in Edinburgh.
The remaining two spectators were treated for minor injuries.
Police say the two drivers involved in the crashes were unhurt.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has expressed his condolences following the two accidents.
"This is desperately sad and difficult news from the Borders of the tragic circumstances that have occurred at the Jim Clark Rally," he said.
Alex Salmond: "This is desperately sad and difficult news" "The police have confirmed three fatalities and my thoughts are with all of those involved and the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives.
"The government is in contact with Police Scotland and we await the outcome of their inquiries. The Jim Clark Rally is a long-standing event of over 40 years.
"It is much loved in the Borders and by the rally driving community who I know will share in our sadness at what is a black day for the Borders and for Scotland."
Spectator Tommy Tait was watching the race close to the location of one of the crashes.
He wrote on Facebook: "We must be like cats have nine lives never have we been so close to getting wiped out by a rally car our thoughts go out to the 4 who got hit (sic)."
The Jim Clark Rally takes place over three days on closed roads in the Duns and Kelso areas.
The rally course is described on the event's website as having "a reputation for being fast with big jumps, ditches and hedges".
The event is named after Scottish Formula One driver Jim Clark, who was raised in the area. Clark died in a motor racing accident in Hockenheim, Germany, in 1968.
The organisers of the race said in a statement: "The organisers of the Jim Clark Rally would like to extend their heartfelt condolences and sympathy to all of the families and their friends who have been affected by today's (Saturday's) tragic events.
"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 cooperating fully with Police Scotland to establish the facts."
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