Sadly,while at free practice for this event,Japanese rider,Iwao Ishikawa (Suzuki) lost his life after a collision with Italian rider,Loris Reggiani (Suzuki),On the downward section after the Dunlop Bridge.Then in the race five days later on the fifth lap,Swiss rider Michel Frutschi (Honda) lost his life after a collision with a Catchfence Pole,as you can see around the circuit,behind the yellow foam blocks