The M-Sport Ford man slid wide on a right-hander through a gate, replicating the actions of Colin McRae who made exactly the same error back in 2002.
Spectators worked desperately to get Breen and co-driver Paul Nagle back onto the road and following a brief beaching and, although they were successful in doing so, the Irish pairing dropped more than 18 minutes and tumbled from second overall.
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