World Rally Championship Driver Dies At 33

Mr. Breen was preparing for next week's rally!

On Friday, 14 April 2023, the Hyundai team said in a statement that Ireland's top rally driver Craig Breen died in a car accident in a pre-event test in Croatia ahead of the latest round of the world championship.

Hyundai Motorsport said they are "deeply saddened to confirm that driver Craig Breen lost his life due to an accident during the pre-event test for Rally".

"Co-driver James Fulton was not harmed in the incident that occurred just after midday local time.

Hyundai Motorsport sends its condolences to Craig's family, friends, and fans. Hyundai Motorsport will not make any more comments at this time," they continued.

As per a report in Reuters, Mr. Breen's car collided with a pole while he was preparing for next week's rally, which is the second season.

After a year with M-Sport Ford, Mr. Breen, who began as a co-driver before transitioning to a driver in 2008, came second in Rally Sweden in February when he joined the team on a part-time basis.