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Another one for me that I'll never forget is Gilles' accident, I was 13 at the time and still remember it like it happened just a while ago and surely will never forget.
I was in Dental school in Montreal at the time. The whole country went into mourning, it was just dreadful, beyond belief.
Same for Senna, only he was on live worldwide TV.
In both cases I recall just sitting in front of the TV all day waiting for the inevitable update of their condition.
With Moore and Earnhardt, the announcement was made before the telecast was even over.