The Italian Rally Targa Florio finished dramatically after SS 8 Cefalu 1 18.00 km. The Ireland star Craig Breen (Peugeot 207 S2000) crashed seriously in the containment. His co-driver Gareth Roberts (age 24) was seriously injured and died. Craig Breen was unhurt in the accident.
Craig Breen in stage 7 was on position number 6 at + 52.8 by the leader.  
The rally was cancelled after stage 8.

In the rally Andreas Mikkelsen and Jan Kopecky changes the leader positions couple of times as in the cancelled stage Jan Kopecky set faster time and finally is the rally leader.

Results after the cancelled stage 8 (Unofficial overall):
1. J. Kopecky 1:04:59.1
2. A. Mikkelsen +0.8
3. G. Basso +2.5
4. U. Scandola +23.5
5. P. Andreucci +33.3
6. M. Gamba +54.4

IRC Manager Jean-Pierre Nicolas said: “It’s a very sad accident that reminds us that motorsport is dangerous: accidents can affect both driver and co-driver in rallying. As the President of the Automobile Club Palermo, Antonio Marasco, said after the accident, the Targa Florio is an event where many great champions have left us in the past, and sadly this has happened again. The death of a 24-year-old young man at the start of a fantastic career is always a tragedy. From the start of this year, together with Craig Breen, Gareth has put in some excellent performances and the crew really got themselves noticed. There’s no doubt in my mind that these performances would have got even better. At this terrible time, I’m thinking very much of Gareth’s family, to whom all of us at Eurosport Events pass on our sincere condolences.”