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Great North Run

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  • 18-09-2005 4:21pm
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    Squirrel
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    Anybody any news on the fatalities at the Great North Run?

    I just saw it as breaking news on ITV News


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    SickCert
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    It was just a news flash on sky news.
    No details yet. ????


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    Squirrel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    I know, anything about it when it was televised? I was at training

    ITV have just said no further news as yet


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    epo addict
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    shocking news...4 fatalities..now confirmed 4 men


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    Common Sense
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    I just got this from the BBC site

    Four men have died while taking part in the 25th Great North Run, police said.
    The men were among 50,000 people running the 13-mile course in soaring temperatures from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday.

    Northumbria Police said there had been no major incidents during the event and the deaths were unrelated.

    The Men's Race was won by Eritrean Zersenay Tadesse in 59 minutes 5 seconds, beating the previous record by one second.

    A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "I can confirm four male participants in the race have died, which is more than the usual one or two - but every year more people are taking part."

    He added further details would be released later.


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