Author: Micke Fransson | EFE
He hit a wooden post with the left side of the front part of the vehicle
The Irishman Craig Breen, the driver of the Hyundai team, died this Thursday at the age of 33 in an accident he experienced during training for the Croatian rally, in the north of the country, the local portal Zagorje International announced. The Croatian police confirmed the death of one of the participants in the rally, but did not reveal the identity of the victim.
According to police sources, the car hit a wooden pole with the left front part, and the driver died on the spot, while the passenger was not seriously injured.
The accident happened at 10:40 a.m. between the Croatian towns of Stari Golubovac and Lobor, during testing for the Croatian rally that will take place from April 20 to 23.
Breen competed in both the World Rally Championship and the European Championship. In July of last year, he was the first leader at the Estonian Rally, the seventh round of the World Cup, winning the only section of the day, of only 1.66 km.
Author: Micke Fransson | EFE
At the Croatian Rally 2022, he won fourth place, and at the end of the season he was seventh in the World Cup standings.
feel sorry for his team
His team showed their regret. “Hyundai Motorsport is deeply saddened to confirm that driver Craig Breen has lost his life today following an accident during a test drive ahead of Rally Croatia,” the team announced.
“Co-pilot James Fulton, also Irish, was uninjured in the incident which happened just after noon local time,” it added.
After sending its “sincere condolences to Craig’s family, friends and many supporters”, Hyundai Motorsport said it would not be commenting at this time.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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