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Top Gears- Richard Hammond in 280mph Crash

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  • 20-09-2006 8:25pm
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    Acerferrari3200
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    SKY NEWS --- Flash

    280 mph Crash in a Jet Car ....he is in a critical condition

    He was trying to get the land speed record..!

    BBC NEWS
    Top Gear presenter hurt in crash
    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 a Leeds hospital which has a special neurological unit.

    A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene but was regaining consciousness at the hospital.

    A BBC spokesman confirmed the presenter had been injured during a shoot.

    Story from BBC NEWS:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm


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    muletide
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    fock I hope he is ok. Do you have any links


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    smashey
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    The BBC has this story on it.


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    bizmark
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    to a Leeds hospital which has a special neurological unit

    Not good

    Hope you get well soon hamster


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    Gillo
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    Hope he's ok apart from been a cool presenter he always come across as a pretty cool guy, but as my bro said it was bound to happen at some time.


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    KeRbDoG
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    Hope he will be ok


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    wba88
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    hope he is ok


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    #8
    DMC
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    Indeed, best of luck Hamster.


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    Spunog UIE
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Spunog UIE


    the hampster! that would be really weird cos they were joking about him being dead in the last ep' after he flipped the van. Stuff like send your cv into blahblah isdead topgear... etc


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    Snowbie
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    Christ.Saw a brilliant Top gear last night when Clarkson was in the Burgati and Mr slow and hampster were in the two seater plane.The race from Italy to the Nat west tower in London.Brilliant.Three of them are cool together.

    I hope hampster makes it out of this.Please god,what a sound bloke.


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    HungryJoey
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    http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1234566,00.html Report is up there, Just spotted it on sky news. Came here to post it. Too late.

    My best wishes with you hammond.

    Hj


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    mike65
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    :(

    Mike.


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    #13
    sambora
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭sambora


    Im an avid Top Gear fan. Im devastated. I do hope he'll be ok.


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    Acerferrari3200
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    Not forward to telling my girlfriend this sad news ,,,she is a big fan ...!

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006400691,00.html

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367642-details/Top Gear's Richard Hammond critical after car crash/article.do


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    pburns
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    Some reports say he was unconscious others, like SkyNews report:

    Firefighter Dave Ogden, who witnessed the crash, told Sky News that the 36-year-old presenter was able to speak as he was taken out of the wreckage of the car.

    If the above is accurate it's a hopeful sign...

    Girly friends of mine swoon over him! Cool guy - loves cars, doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. Really hope he's OK...


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    Blazer
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    hopefully he'll be ok..he's a funnny guy...it was bad enough losing Steve Irwin


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    LostinBlanch
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    Like everyone else I hope he's ok. The fact that he was reported as being able to speak after the accident gives a bit of hope. The yellow car on the left is supposed to be the one he was driving. It doesn't look the safest does it?


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    Stephen
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    Get well soon Hamster :(


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    byte
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    Best of luck, Hamster :(


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    deRanged
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    I just caught the end of a report on sky news.
    A paramedic at the scene said something like
    "... the parachute deployed ... the car rolled over several times".

    I hope he's ok.


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    bazz26
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    Bloody hell. Quite like the Hamster, he adds a good balance to the TG show imo.

    Hope he has a quick recovery.


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    Villain
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    Hope he's ok seems like a really sound bloke.


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    fish-head
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    Poor lad, he'll be grand though.


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    #24
    TempestSabre
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    bazz26 wrote:
    Bloody hell. Quite like the Hamster, he adds a good balance to the TG show imo.

    Hope he has a quick recovery.

    Hes the best of them. Hope he pulls through it.


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    #25
    Trotter
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    You can tell from him that he's one of life's good decent fellas. Get well soon Hamster.


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    hellboy99
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    Best of luck Hamster.


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    sambora
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭sambora


    Firefighter Dave Ogden, who witnessed the crash, told Sky News that the 36-year-old presenter was able to speak as he was taken out of the wreckage of the car.

    If the above is accurate it's a hopeful sign...

    I said this to my mother about him talking after the accident and she said " Well, so was Christopher Reeve".......:confused: I really do hope he's ok.


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    440Hz
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    God I hope he will be ok. Wouldnt be the same without him he's so great. All the best hamster! Gotta get well to bleach those teeth again, right!!


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    mike65
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    The hospital he has been taken to has a neurological wing and that can only be bad news.

    Mike.


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    sambora
    Registered Users Posts: 411 ✭✭sambora


    The hospital he has been taken to has a neurological wing and that can only be bad news.

    Yup....all the nerves. Back, spine, face....etc! :(:(:(


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    county
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    'stable' is the words sky news are using atm


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