Context: I learnt a few days ago my best friend passed away in a car accident. I am still in shock.
Speaker 1: My friend passed away in a car crash a couple days ago, I'm still in shock.
Speaker 2: Oh I'm sorry.  How are his family doing?
Speaker 1: They've been really closed up about the whole thing, I can't contact them or anything. They must be going through a tough time, I could not imagine.
Speaker 2: It's pretty hard to deal with.  One of my friend's buddies died in a car crash as well.