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Old 19 Feb 2001, 13:55 (Ref:65536)   #4
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KC should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridKC should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
Initial reports here in the US say that he suffered from basal skull and spinal separation from the force of the impact at over 180 mph with the wall. The spine and neck vertabrae are stretched by the mass of the head and helmet continuing forward and severe tissue damage results, including the severing of the arteries supplying blood to the brain.
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