{"id":16418,"date":"2023-04-19T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/rallying-breen-died-after-fence\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T17:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T17:04:27","slug":"rallying-breen-died-after-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/rallying-breen-died-after-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Rallying-Breen died after fence post penetrated car window, Hyundai say"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Reuters) – Irish rally driver Craig Breen was killed instantly in a crash in Croatia last week after a fence post penetrated the car’s side window, his Hyundai team revealed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Co-driver James Fulton was unhurt in the accident in pre-event testing last Thursday.<\/p>\n

Breen’s funeral took place in his home town of Waterford on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“Road conditions were slippery and the car slid off the road at a relatively low speed and made contact with a wooden fence,” said team boss Cyril Abiteboul in a statement, providing details for the first time. <\/p>\n

“A post from this fence intruded into the cabin through the driver\u2019s side window.<\/p>\n

“The stage was closed immediately and the on stage medical team was rapidly on the scene.<\/p>\n

“Craig was taken to hospital from the stage. As far as can be determined, Craig\u2019s passing was instantaneous.”<\/p>\n

Abiteboul said Hyundai Motorsport and the governing FIA were working jointly to review the incident.<\/p>\n

“As far as can be ascertained, there was no issue with any element of the car, the tyres or the safety equipment. The local police completed a report at the scene,” he added.<\/p>\n

Hyundai are competing in Croatia this weekend with a reduced two car entry and a special livery as a tribute to Breen.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old would have been competing in his second rally of the season after finishing runner-up in Sweden in February.<\/p>\n

The world rally championship has retired Breen’s competition number 42 for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)<\/p>\n

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