Rally driver Craig Breen was killed in an accident on Thursday during a test event ahead of a world championship race in Croatia, his team said.
Police were investigating the full circumstances of the 33-year-old Irish driver바카라s death, which was attributed to 바카라skidding off track,바카라 Daniel Šaškin, president of the organizing committee of the Croatia Rally, said at a news conference.
Hyundai Motorsport said it was 바카라deeply saddened to confirm바카라 Breen바카라s death 바카라following an accident during the pre-event test바카라 for the Croatia Rally.
바카라Co-driver James Fulton was unharmed in the incident that occurred just after midday local time,바카라 the team said in a statement. 바카라Hyundai Motorsport sends its sincerest condolences to Craig바카라s family, friends and his many fans. Hyundai Motorsport will make no further comment at this time.바카라
Breen had competed in World Rally Championship events since 2009 for various teams. The event in Croatia was scheduled to start next week.
바카라On behalf of the FIA, I wish to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Craig Breen following his passing during a private testing accident in Croatia,바카라 said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of governing body FIA. 바카라Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones and the entire Rally community at this difficult time.바카라
Craig Breen was the son of a former Irish national rally champion and began his career in karting. He won several rally titles at various levels of national and international competitions, and was a regular podium finisher in the World Rally Championship. In 2012, he was involved in an accident at a rally in Italy in which his co-driver, Gareth Roberts, was killed.
바카라The Irish motorsport community is numbed by this tragic news,바카라 Motorsport Ireland president Aidan Harper said in a statement. 바카라Craig was a world class driver and a world class person.바카라
