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British woman Emma Wilkinson dies in Peking to Paris rally Peking to Paris Rally Briton killed in Siberia car crash
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A British woman has been killed in a car crash in western Siberia, while taking part in a vintage car rally from Peking to Paris. A British woman, who was taking part in the Peking to Paris Rally for vintage cars, has been killed in a car crash in Siberia, rally officials have said.
Mother-of-two Emma Wilkinson, 46, was killed when her 1970 Chevrolet C10 collided head on with a Volkswagen Polo near the city of Tyumen on Wednesday.Mother-of-two Emma Wilkinson, 46, was killed when her 1970 Chevrolet C10 collided head on with a Volkswagen Polo near the city of Tyumen on Wednesday.
A man and a child in the other vehicle were also killed. A man and a baby in the other vehicle were also killed.
Russian police said they were investigating the circumstances of the incident.Russian police said they were investigating the circumstances of the incident.
The rally is said to be one of the toughest vintage car races in the world, covering 7,000 miles (11,000km). Ms Wilkinson had been travelling on the Tyumen-to-Omsk federal highway with her partner and co-driver Peter Davies when the incident happened, the Endurance Rally Association said.
In a statement, the rally organisers said Mrs Wilkinson had been a "fun loving, lively and popular member of the rally" and that their thoughts and sympathies were with her family and friends. The couple were not taking part in the rally at the time, a spokeswoman said.
'Head-on crash'
"The Tyumen region police reported that the incident was a head-on crash between the British driver's Chevrolet and a Volkswagen Polo. They added the Polo's passengers, a 31-year-old man and a baby, died, while a woman is in intensive care in hospital," the organisers said in a statement.
Mr Davies was not hurt.
He and Ms Wilkinson's two brothers, who were also taking part in the rally, have stayed on in the area to help police with their enquiries, the spokeswoman said.
Rally director Philip Young said: "Emma was a fun loving, lively and popular member of the rally.
"In the three weeks we've been together both she and Peter proved themselves to be capable, competent and resourceful.
"Their 1970 Chevrolet C10 pickup was a remarkable sight in the Mongolian wilderness and today our thoughts and sympathies are with Emma's family and friends, including her two brothers Robert and Mark who are also participating."
The organisers' team in Russia and the UK rally office is working with local police, the Foreign Office and the British Embassy to offer the family assistance, the organisers' statement said.
The Peking to Paris Rally is said to be one of the toughest vintage car races in the world, covering 7,000 miles (11,000km).