Coverage dated April 12, 2023

Rally driver Craig Breen dead at 33 after accident during pre-event test

Headline from WTHR Indianapolis

The full circumstances surrounding the 33-year-old Irish driver's death were not immediately released.

WTHR Indianapolis's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTHR Indianapolis

    Rally driver Craig Breen dead at 33 after accident during pre-event test (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

    Published

    WTHR Indianapolis's feed description

    The full circumstances surrounding the 33-year-old Irish driver's death were not immediately released.

  2. NBC News

    Driver Craig Breen killed during a test event ahead of world championship (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Breen, the son of a former Irish national rally champion, was a regular podium finisher in the World Rally Championship.

  3. CBS News

    Irish rally driver Craig Breen killed in accident during test event ahead of world championship race in Croatia (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The full circumstances of the 33-year-old Irish driver's death were not immediately clear.

  4. France 24

    Irish rally driver Breen dies in testing accident (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Irish rally driver Craig Breen was killed in an accident on Thursday while driving his Hyundai in a pre-event test for next weekend's Croatia Rally, his team said.

  5. Washington Times

    Irish rally driver Craig Breen killed in accident (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Rally driver Craig Breen was killed in an accident Thursday during a test event ahead of a world championship race in Croatia, his team said.

  6. Jalopnik

    WRC Driver Craig Breen Killed in Testing Crash in Croatia (opens Jalopnik)

    Published

    Jalopnik's feed description

    Breen went off the road while conducting tests ahead of the Croatia Rally; his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 collided with a pole. He was 33 years old.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Irish rally driver Craig Breen dies in crash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The 33-year-old Hyundai driver was in a pre-trial event test in Croatia, when his car went off the road. He was preparing for a rally next week, which would have been his second of the season.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Rally driver Craig Breen dead at 33 after accident during pre-event test | Since Then