Warning - shocking raw TV footage of the fatal incident involving Tom Pryce at the Formula One Grand Prix in South Africa in 1977. On lap 22, R. Zorzi pulled off to the left side of the main straight, just after a bridge over the track, he was having problems with his fuel metering unit, and fuel was pumping directly onto the engine, which then caught fire, Zorzi did not immediately get out of his car as he could not disconnect the oxygen pipe from his helmet, this caused two marshals from the p

Tom Pryce's accident occurred during the 1977 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami. The incident began when Pryce's teammate, Renzo Zorzi, parked his car on the side of the main straight due to a fuel meter failure, which caused the car to catch fire. Two marshals, one of whom was Frederik Jansen van Vuuren, crossed the track to assist Zorzi, despite the race still being in progress. As the marshals ran across the track, two cars driven by Hans-Joachim Stuck and Tom Pryce were approaching at high