3 driver deaths in 24 hours in Australian rally in Tasmania The crash Saturday occurred on the Cygnet stage of the 1,200-mile race. "This has been a devastating few days," Targa Australia chief executive Mark Perry said in a statement. "We feel greatly for the family and friends who have lost those so precious to them." The identities of the driver and co-driver killed Saturday were not immediately released. On Friday, New South Wales driver Shane Navin died in a crash on the Lyell Highway on the second-last day of the rally. Navin, 68, was killed after his red 1979 Mazda RX-7 rolled Friday morning.