Mourners attend funeral for Colin McRae

Family and friends gathered today for the funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son, Johnny.

Formula 1 racing legend Jackie Stewart, Rangers and Scotland football captain Barry Ferguson and IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti were among the mourners.

The private service at Daldowie Crematorium, near Glasgow, was attended by almost 200 people.

Mr McRae and his son died after their helicopter crashed in Lanarkshire 12 days ago.

Six-year-old Ben Porcelli, a friend of Johnny, also died in the crash, along with Graeme Duncan, 37, who lived in France and had gone to school with Mr McRae.

Mr McRae’s widow, Alison, and their nine-year-old daughter, Hollie, were among 500 mourners who attended Ben’s funeral earlier this week.

Mr McRae had been flying the helicopter when it came down in the grounds of his Jerviswood home, about a mile north of Lanark on Saturday, September 15.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the crash.

Mr McRae was Scotland's first rally world champion in 1995 and is the son of five-times Scottish rallying champion Jimmy McRae.