Top Gear’s Richard Hammond In Jetcar Crash
Thursday, September 21st, 2006
Richard Hammond, a British television presenter known for presenting shows such as Top Gear and Brainiac, is in a “serious but stable” condition in hospital following a car accident during filming for Top Gear. He was injured when the jet-powered car he was driving crashed during filming for the former.
The car, similar to the “Vampire” which holds the British land speed record, overturned whilst being driven at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour at Elvington airfield near York, in what was suggested to be an attempt at bettering the previous record. It has been suggested that he suceeded in a previous attempt. Emergency services were called to the scene at 5.45pm local time (16.45 UTC).
He was airlifted to the specialist neurological unit at Leeds General Infirmary. A former firefighter who was providing fire safety at the site and witnessed the accident said that Hammond was initially unconscious but able to speak when removed from the wreckage. At the time he indicated some pain in his lower back. Numerous eyewitnesses from the Top Gear crew claimed he was ‘helped into’ an air ambulance, suggesting he was conscious at the time.
The ambulance service is reported to have said that Hammond was unconscious when they arrived at the scene, but began to regain conciousness upon arrival at the hospital. There have been reports since stating that Hammond was in stable condition, though serious brain injury may have occured.
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