Top Gears- Richard Hammond in 280mph Crash

Acerferrari3200

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

muletide

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

smashey

The BBC has this story on it.

bizmark

to a Leeds hospital which has a special neurological unit

Not good

Hope you get well soon hamster

Gillo

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.

KeRbDoG

Hope he will be ok

wba88

hope he is ok

DMC

Indeed, best of luck Hamster.

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

Snowbie

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.

HungryJoey

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

mike65

Mike.

sambora

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

Acerferrari3200

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

pburns

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...

Blazer

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

LostinBlanch

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?

Stephen

Get well soon Hamster

byte

Best of luck, Hamster

deRanged

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.

bazz26

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

Hope he has a quick recovery.

Villain

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

fish-head

Poor lad, he'll be grand though.

TempestSabre

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.

Trotter

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

Best of luck Hamster.

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"....... I really do hope he's ok.

440Hz

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!!

mike65

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

Mike.

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! :(:(

county

'stable' is the words sky news are using atm

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Get well soon richard and get back to top gear......

sambora

'stable' is the words sky news are using atm

Don't have a tv in this room with me but Im glad to hear the word "stable"

sdanseo

Poor hamster, hope he'll be OK.

milltown

mike65 wrote:

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

Mike.

Why?

The main hospitals in Dublin all have Neurological departments. Surely the fact that they have a neuro wing is good news, should he need a neurological consult.

Hope he makes it.

sambora

Quote:
Originally Posted by mike65
The hospital he has been taken to has a neurological wing and that can only be bad news.

Mike.

Why?

The main hospitals in Dublin all have Neurological departments. Surely the fact that they have a neuro wing is good news, should he need a neurological consult.

Hope he makes it.

Well actually one of the guys on BBC news was saying the fact that he was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and placed in the neurological wing, as opposed to being taken to a nearer hospital, reflects the seriousness of the situation.

lee_baby_simms

First Steve Irwin and now this...:(

The tax man

Hope he gets through this and makes a full recovery.
Someone has to beat Clarkson in these epic races.

Best wishes.

sambora

First Steve Irwin and now this...

I hear ya.......Anyone have any SkyNews update??

AdMMM

sambora wrote:

Well actually one of the guys on BBC news was saying the fact that he was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and placed in the neurological wing, as opposed to being taken to a nearer hospital, reflects the seriousness of the situation.

Or it could simply reflect a precaution taken by the medical staff?

WarZoneBrother

damn its mad the way ppl know what they are getting into but yet risk there life for a show

Spipov

milltown wrote:

Why?

The main hospitals in Dublin all have Neurological departments. Surely the fact that they have a neuro wing is good news, should he need a neurological consult.

Hope he makes it.

if he has damage to his nervous system, it was always a good idea to send him first time to a big better neurology centre than a smaller centre which would then require him to be transferred to the better centre afterwards. they might have a better ICU and operating theatres. do not forget he also has other injuries, so u need quite a lot of staff to address all the problems.

good luck to him, he's one of the few incredible ones you are sad to see things happen to. like it was said, first steve irwin, now richard hammond.


speedy recovery to him. wish him all the best

sambora

I don't know. Im just sayin what I heard on TV

Spipov

thats ok sambora. its just if other readers wonder the same thing...

lee_baby_simms

WarZoneBrother wrote:

damn its mad the way ppl know what they are getting into but yet risk there life for a show

I know, just like when Rod Hull tried to adjust his rooftop tv aerial to watch match of the day.

Blazer

just on sky that he's stable but in critical care at the mo..

Kintarō Hattori

G'sss hope he comes through this. Does seem like an OK kind of guy.

sambora

just on sky that he's stable but in critical care at the mo..

Hoping for the best here.

Peter C

We are thinking of you Hamster

Big Nelly

Hope he gets better, first on radio this morning was saying he was still critical but because of the amount of people on the roads this morning took me an hour into work and he was stable by the time he got into work, shocking to hear when I hopped into car this morning.

Think the best episode was when him and Clarkson where fighting over the cool wall and he ran off with one of pic of a car with Clarkson chasing him and he started to eat it, classic stuff!!! the 3 guys are great together.

Watever happened to the fat bloke that was on it the first series back? used to give tips on dealers and getting deals??

demac

Here's a better view of the car.

http://jalopnik.com/cars/news/update-sky-news-reports-top-gears-richard-hammond-driving-vampire-jet-car-at-280-mph-at-time-of-accident-202054.php

Get well soon dude.