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Guy Edwards: 'The car was alight and Lauda was trapped... he did thank me for rescuing him, but it was very frightening for him and he couldn't really talk about it' -
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Niki Lauda, champion racecar driver who survived fiery Grand Prix crash, dies at 70 - The Washington Post
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Stunt driver who portrayed Niki Lauda in 'Rush' killed in car accident - MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports
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Sean Edwards, racing driver son of the man who rescued Niki Lauda in 1976, killed in crash in Australia
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