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TV host seriously hurt in crash

The presenter is being treated at Leeds General Infirmary
Top Gear's Richard Hammond is seriously ill in hospital after a crash in a rocket-powered car while filming for the programme.
The 36-year-old presenter was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary's neurological unit.

A spokesman for the hospital said Mr Hammond was "stable".

Mr Hammond had been driving a dragster-style car capable of reaching 300mph at the former RAF airfield in Elvington, near York.


He has brought an awful lot to the programme

Quentin Willson, former Top Gear presenter

Former firefighter Dave Ogden, who runs private firm Event Fire Services, was one of the first people at the scene of the crash.

He said: "We were down there with Top Gear who were filming him trying to break the British land speed record.

"On the previous run, the car had just gone over 300mph but I am not sure if it had broken the record.

"They had just done one more run and were planning to finish when it veered off to the right.

"One of the parachutes had deployed but it went on to the grass and spun over and over before coming to a rest about 100 yards from us."

He said his crew and an ambulance that was already on the airfield rushed over and found the car upside down and "dug in" to the grass.

Mr Ogden said he felt for a pulse and heard Mr Hammond breathing before the emergency crews worked together to turn the car the right way up and then cut him free.

He added: "He was regaining consciousness at that point and said he had some lower back pain. But he was drifting in and out of consciousness a little bit."

Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson said the presenter was "irreplaceable".

He said: "He is a wonderful, unique and distinctive Top Gear presenter.


The scene at the former RAF airfield where the crash happened

"He has brought an awful lot to the programme and his indefatigable energy, the fact that he tries absolutely anything once, may have been the reason that he has overstepped the mark a bit.

"He has turned Top Gear into a gang show with Jeremy and James and the three of them have wowed audiences all over the world and he is an international personality."

Mr Wilson added: "There is no pressure from the BBC or the producer to take undue risks.

"But that pressure is in your own head. You want to do an item on the programme which is mindblowing.

"You want to do a fantastic item that blows everybody away."

The presenter, who works on Top Gear with fellow hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May, was born in Birmingham, educated in Yorkshire and lives near Cheltenham with his wife and children.

In addition to presenting Top Gear for the BBC, he also fronted Brainiac on Sky One until recently.



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Otroligt att karl´n överlevde, så här långt iaf. Man får hoppas det går vägen. Det är lätt att glömma att i slutänden är det människokroppen som sätter gränsen, oavsett hur säker bilen är .

hittade bild på bilen:

September 21, 2006
Jeremy arrives at Leeds
Jeremy and James have arrived at Leeds General Infirmary to visit Richard and his family.

Jeremy told TopGear.com: "Richard remains in intensive care. Obviously at this time both he and his family are the most important concerns we have. It must be devastating for his wife Mindy and his two utterly adorable children.

"I would just like to say how heartened Richard will be when I tell him just how many motorists and truck drivers on my way here wound down their windows to say they were rooting for him. Both James and I are looking forward to getting our Hamster back."

In addition, we've already received a number of emails at TopGear.com wishing Richard well. If you'd like to add your thoughts, please email us.

We'll post some of your messages on the website and do our best to make sure Richard receives them all.

från Top Gears hemsida.

Senaste från dailymail
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has only a '50-50' chance of surviving his horrific high-speed crash, co-host Jeremy Clarkson HAS admitted.

With Hammond's family and friends staging a vigil at his hospital bedside, Clarkson acknowledged his pal might not pull through after suffering severe head injuries while attempting to break the land speed record of more than 300mph.

fy fan va synd hoppas killen klarar sig!!

One colleague said: "Richard was powering down a straight when one of the dragster's huge tyres exploded.

"The car flipped into the air and somersaulted over and over. It was incredible he wasn’t killed. He briefly regained consciousness as we waited for the air ambulance but then he blacked out again.

"The dragster was smashed into tiny pieces that could be posted into a letter box."

Witness Dave Ogden, who works for Event Fire Services — responsible for safety at the shoot — explained: "Richard was doing the final run of the day when things went wrong.

"The parachute deployed from the back of the car and there was quite a lot of smoke.

"The dragster veered to the right and turned over a couple of times then came to a halt.

"It was upside down and Richards head was dug slightly into the ground. The roll cage had buried in the grass and his head was pushed in the soil. We quickly cleared the area around his helmet.

"We were able to right the vehicle and cut the roll frame to release him and put him on a spinal board with a neck collar.

"When we removed him he regained consciousness to a certain point. He told us where he was feeling pain but was very distressed.

"When we cut him out he had his harness and helmet on and the structure of the car was intact. This structure around him saved his life.

"The roll bar was in place until we cut it off."

Hoppas han klarar sig, Top Gear skulle aldrig bli detsamma om han inte klara sig.

Mer info på aftonbladets hemsida.. det var tydligen tänkt att James May skulle kört bilen istället, men att han drog sig ur.

Finns även en filmsnutt att titta på om ni kikar långt ner på förstasidan.

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fan! hoppas han klarar sej och återhämtar sej helt! för top gear är ju inte desamma utan honom, dom har ju ingen att reta då och då försvinner ju humorn i ett så väldigt bra program!

ärdet i svergie? tyker sig skymta en svensk brandbil och polis?


ingen som hört nått om han har klarat sig?

//jocke

jooko skrev:ärdet i svergie? tyker sig skymta en svensk brandbil och polis?


ingen som hört nått om han har klarat sig?

//jocke

RAF-flygfältet Elvington nära York i norra England

Han förefaller ha ca 50% chans att klara sig

engelsmännen gillar volvo V70 som snutbilar. och vi har annammat deras stripning på bilarna numera så de ser förbannat lika ut. vilket såklart är meningen.

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