A stage of the final European Rally Championship round in Latvia has been cancelled following a helicopter crash, Interfax news agency reported.

ERC officials confirmed that the 11th stage will not run and that cars have been re-routed to SS12, which will now start 10 minutes late.

A statement from the rally organizers said: "There has been a civil helicopter accident near SS11 finish.

"Rescue teams and medics were immediately deployed to the crash site, consequently SS11 was stopped and will not resume.

"At the moment there is no further information regarding the helicopter crash.

Source: MENA