Although we don't see the crash itself, the fact that the impact had ripped the car in 2 halves and thrown Donnelly (still strapped to his seat) across the track shows exactly how severe the accident was. Fortunately, Donnelly survived. Was his escape from death due to the track safety, or down to the car? Although it ripped clean in two, was it designed to take as much impact away from Donnelly as possible?
In this case, I believe that the man was lucky to escape with his life. Saying that, the improvement of spectator safety meant that nobody else was injured or killed. In the 1960's, I am sure there would have been numerous fatalities in the crowd.
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