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Peking to Paris Rally Briton killed in Siberia car crash Peking to Paris Rally Briton killed in Siberia car crash
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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. A British woman has been killed in a car crash in Siberia while taking part in the Peking to Paris Rally for vintage cars, 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 baby 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.
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. Ms Wilkinson had been driving on the Tyumen-to-Omsk federal highway, and was travelling with her partner and co-driver Peter Davies, when the incident happened, the Endurance Rally Association said.
The couple were not taking part in the rally at the time, a spokeswoman said. The couple were driving to the next check point at the time of the crash but were not taking part in a time trial, a spokeswoman said.
'Head-on crash''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."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.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. The spokeswoman said: "They weren't in an area where they had to do the fastest time, they were on a normal highway driving at 30mph.
"Emma was in no hurry, as the section she was driving was an easy main road and her target schedule was 30mph."
She said the police were investigating eye witness reports that the driver of the Polo had "fallen asleep at the wheel moments before careering across the road into the path of the oncoming Chevrolet".
"There were no skid marks and traffic was very light," she said.
The 33-day Peking to Paris Rally is said to be one of the toughest vintage car races in the world, covering 7,000 miles (11,000km).
Participants travel in classic cars across the Gobi Desert, through Mongolia and Russia and then on through Europe to Paris. It is the fifth time it has been held.
'Lively and popular''Lively and popular'
Rally director Philip Young said: "Emma was a fun loving, lively and popular member of the rally.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."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.""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 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).