World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen has died after a crash in a pre-event check in Croatia, Hyundai Motorsport stated in a press release Thursday. Breen was 33.
The crew stated co-driver James Fulton was unhurt within the incident simply after noon native time.
Motorsport.com reported that Breen’s automobile went off the highway whereas he was making ready for subsequent week’s rally, his second of the season.
Breen had recorded his sixth profession second-place end — matching his finest outcome — throughout February’s rally in Sweden.
“The WRC household is shocked and saddened to study of Craig Breen’s passing,” the World Rally Championship stated in a tweet. “Our ideas and condolences are with the household and buddies of Craig at this extremely unhappy time.”
Reuters contributed to this report.