Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond critical after crash

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Blunt

September 20, 2006, 09:53:57 PM
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme. The presenter, 36, was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary which has a special neurological unit.
 A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene and a hospital spokesman described him as "critical".
 The BBC confirmed the presenter had been injured during a Top Gear shoot.  
 Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at Elvington airfield, a former RAF base, in North Yorkshire.
 He said: "At 5.45pm this evening we received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in what was described as an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield.
 "The male occupant has received serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital at Leeds."
 The presenter was born in Birmingham, educated in Yorkshire and lives near Cheltenham.  
 In addition to presenting Top Gear for the BBC, he also fronted Brainiac on Sky One until recently.


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He seems a nice fellow and I hope he's going to be okay, but it doesn't sound good...

edit: mixed messages coming from the beeb in this video
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Anonymous

#1
September 20, 2006, 10:05:30 PM
Saw it on the beeb earlier. Hope things turn out for the best?

Neff

#2
September 20, 2006, 10:39:48 PM
Doesnt he "lead" Brainiac too? Shame :/
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Penfold

#3
September 20, 2006, 10:43:05 PM
fingers crossed mate :nope:

JonnyAppleSeed

#4
September 20, 2006, 10:46:32 PM
..a nice chap ...hope he pulls thru
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#5
September 21, 2006, 01:05:20 AM
280mph crash apparently, hope he makes it...
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#6
September 21, 2006, 07:01:10 AM
As a dedicated fan of the show, which is one of the best albeit the minor decline last season, I too hope he will overcome this tragic accident. However, I can't help to wonder whether or not the hospital can prove if his teeth were whitened...:happy:
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#7
September 21, 2006, 07:12:35 AM
I hope he pulls through.
I like both the shows he's in: Top Gear and Brainiacs.
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Bastet

#8
September 21, 2006, 08:11:54 AM
thats no good :blink: i hope hell be okee...
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sheepy

#9
September 21, 2006, 11:12:27 AM
He is one of the most amusing presenters on TV at the moment, I hope he gets well real soon.
Also im hopeing to go to see the top gear boyos at this show www.mph06.co.uk
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Penfold

#10
September 21, 2006, 12:13:17 PM
"This wasn't a high performance car, this wasn't a road car, this was a rocket-powered dragster which bears absolutely no relation to the kind of cars which are the main fodder of the 'Top Gear' program. This was a car that clearly contained its own risks," said Michael Harvey, editor of "Top Gear."

eek

sheepy

#11
September 21, 2006, 01:02:57 PM
"Serious but stable condition" is the latest
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OldBloke

#12
September 21, 2006, 01:04:57 PM
Clarkson is quoted as wishing Richard a fitting  "... speedy recovery."
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DogMeat

#13
September 21, 2006, 11:26:22 PM
Who's going to tell The Stig?

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Liberator

#14
September 22, 2006, 11:52:50 PM
Doggers, you are a bad, bad, bad, bad man.

But funny!

The "Hamster" would love it.



Obviously the damage is all to the brain, Mr Clarkson is quoted as saying he looks normal apart from a black eye. Lets hope the doctors are putting a "prepare them for the worst" statement out.

I share his sense of humour and believe that if we lose him from the TV we are losing the only current new tallent that can host an intelligent and humourous TV program.

All the best "Hammy" , make a full and speedy (definately no pun intended) recovery!
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