Brian Hitchen

Brian Hitchen, CBE (8 July 1936 – 2 December 2013) was a British newspaper editor.^[1] Late in his career, he worked as a publisher.^[2] An incident with a car while crossing the road near Alicante, in Spain, led to his wife being killed instantly, while Hitchen himself died from his injuries a few hours later.^[3]

Brian Hitchen CBE
Born	Brian Hitchen (1936-07-08)8 July 1936 Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Died	2 December 2013(2013-12-02) (aged 77) near Alicante, Spain
Cause of death	Road accident
Occupation	Journalist