[UK TV] Top Gear presenter hurt in crash

[Scooby Doo]

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.........Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm)

[Helix_Von_Smelix]

yup, lots of conflicting reports. From being in a coma to walking to the ambulance.

Fire service report says crashed at 280mph.

think it's on SKY TV too

hope he's ok :(

[alpha]

Holy crap! I LOVE Top Gear, I really hope Richard is OK. :confused:

[Scooby Doo]

Info on the car he was driving (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/821539.stm)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/820000/images/_821539_vamp300.jpg

[Fozzie]

critical but stable.

Whatever that means, just hope he hasn't got brain damage or anything nastey like that.

Hang in there Richard:thumbs:

[Scooby Doo]

If anyones interested a collection has been set up in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity here (http://www.justgiving.com/PHRichardHammond?page=1) .

Its up to nearly £19,000 already :eek: so some good will come out of this unfortunate accident.

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

Now at £21,720 and there are only a few BIG donations in there, maybe a dozen biggish but all are like £20 or less... I mean £2,500 in less than an hour :eek:

[Helix_Von_Smelix]

if you do make a donation (i did) make one to the air ambulance in your area too (i did).

Don't forget your own one, you may need it!!

Hope the hammsters teeth are okay!! :lmao:

[Scooby Doo]

........Don't forget your own one, you may need it!!.........

I remember when I had my car accident I was told that our air ambulance only flew an certain days and if I had had my accident on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday it would have been called for me. Worth remembering if you plan in having an accident in East Suffolk :D .

< Back on topic > Its good to see that a positive can come out such a negative. From what I hear they are going to put the money too a second helicopter :)

[Scooby Doo]

Now at £21,720 ......

£179,920.000 :eek:

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

That will be like the 3rd change of amount,
1st it was 25K then 51K now it's probably some really large amount I think I heard some where that someone donated 5K themselves..

[Scooby Doo]

.......I think I heard some where that someone donated 5K themselves..

You missed a "0" off there m8. It was £50k :eek:

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

*faints*
50K very generous I guess the targets being revised again then..
Erm the 50K was erm "declined" :( bummer but 147K ain't to be sneezed at... 2nd chopper "Hammy's Heli" here we come.

[Bok]

I think the 50K was actually declined according to the website...

Still the total is at 147K right now anyway.

Bok

[Fozzie]

Richard Hammond will make a full recovery but could be out of action for over a year.

Hope he does make it all the way back. :thumbs:

[Jeff]

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