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The impact killed both Pryce and Van Vuuren instantly: Van Vuuren from the impact of the collision, Pryce due to head injuries inflicted by the fire extinguisher that Van Vuuren was carrying. The impact from the fire extinguisher ripped Pryce's helmet from his head, causing the chin strap to nearly decapitate the unfortunate Welshman. Pryce's car continued on down the main straight with his helmetless body still in the cockpit until it finally left the track at the first corner, taking the Ligier of Jacques Laffite out of the race in the process.
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