aiboart Member 665 Member For: 20y 22d Posted 20/09/06 09:14 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 09:14 PM (edited) http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=146278BBC motoring presenter injured in crashThursday Sep 21 06:43 AESTAP - The host of a BBC television show about automobiles was critically injured when the jet-powered car he was test driving at about 450 kph crashed, the network said.The accident occurred when Richard Hammond, 36, the host of Top Gear, was racing the car down a runway at an unused Royal Air Force air field near York city in northern England and it overturned, police and the BBC said.Hammond, who often drives high-performance cars for the show, was rushed in an air ambulance to a hospital in Leeds.The accident occurred while he was filming for a future show.AAP Edited 20/09/06 09:16 PM by aiboart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
937 Member 266 Member For: 18y 7m 4d Posted 20/09/06 09:47 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 09:47 PM (edited) A bit more:At approximately 5:45pm on 20 September 2006 Richard Hammond was critically injured in a car crash while filming for Top Gear at the former RAF Elvington airfield near York. He was piloting a rocket powered dragster capable of travelling at 300mph in an attempt to break the UK land speed record. He is being treated at the specialist neurological hospital Leeds General Infirmary and is currently in a critical condition. [2] BBC reports suggest that he was air-lifted from the crash scene unconscious and taken to the specialist neurological unit at Leeds General Infirmary. The ambulance service is reported to have said Richard began to regain conciousness upon arrival at the hospital. This has conflicted with witness statements given to the BBC from Top Gear production crew, which stated that Hammond walked away from the crash and was helped into an awaiting helicopter. [3] North Yorkshire Police have said that they "received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield." [4]. This again contradicts the reports that he walked away from the crash.Sky News reports that he was driving a Vampire rocket car powered by a Rolls Royce Orpheus Jet Engine; the very same car that currently holds the landspeed record at 300.3mph [5]Various news sources say that Richard's family are on their way to the hospital in Leeds where Richard remains in a critical condition in intensive care. Edited 20/09/06 09:48 PM by 937 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIMXR6T Member 116 Member For: 19y 5m 5d Location: Shire Posted 20/09/06 10:05 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 10:05 PM I hope Hamster pulls thru. The show wouldnt be the same with out him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiboart Member 665 Member For: 20y 22d Posted 20/09/06 10:06 PM Author Share Posted 20/09/06 10:06 PM Link to BBC Coveragehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...ire/5365676.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/09/06 10:37 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 10:37 PM I hope he is Ok and will be back on air real soon.TG is one of the best tv shows around and I would hate to see the hampster not on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 20/09/06 11:31 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 11:31 PM One of my favourite shows!!!! Sounds like he will pull through though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cyric Just sit back and enjoy the ride...! Donating Members 1,121 Member For: 21y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 20/09/06 11:50 PM Share Posted 20/09/06 11:50 PM Get well, Hamster! BTW, he should get some extra teeth whitening while he's in hospital... just to continue getting up Clarkson's nose while he's off the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 7m 28d Posted 21/09/06 12:52 AM Share Posted 21/09/06 12:52 AM Hasn't been a good month for celebs has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 7m 17d Gender: Male Posted 21/09/06 01:59 AM Share Posted 21/09/06 01:59 AM NOT THE HAMSTER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
937 Member 266 Member For: 18y 7m 4d Posted 22/09/06 03:04 AM Share Posted 22/09/06 03:04 AM LondonSeptember 22, 2006 - 8:36AMPresenter of British motoring program Top Gear Richard Hammond suffered a significant brain injury in a high-speed crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the program, a hospital spokesman said today.http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/09/...8431870176.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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