Top Gear Presenter Richard Hammond Injured

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What a bad situation this is , such A nice guy

Hope he gets well soon

315mph crash, bloody hell lol

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I've heard 280 MPH trying to set a landspeed record on a runway. Can't really say thats the smartest thing to do.

Hope he recovers soon!

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ITV are saying he was conscious when he arrived at hospital. Sounds hopeful.

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SKEL

You can accuse a person of just about anything and get away with it, as long as you don't call them a lousy lover or bad driver. -Jackie Stewart

i just heard on Radio 2 news that they airlifted him to a larger teaching hospital, rather than any of the hospitals closer to the place of the accident, indicating the seriousness of his injuries.

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

Get well soon Hammond :S

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Sky have reports that he was able to speak while being rescued from the wreckage.

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You can accuse a person of just about anything and get away with it, as long as you don't call them a lousy lover or bad driver. -Jackie Stewart

oh no thats terrible, its spoilt my day, i hope he gets better soon.

the thing about him is that although you dont know the guy personally, he feels just like one of your mates.

He's in a stable condition now.

Apparently this is the car: [www.thule.co.uk]

Damn first i was shocked when i read this, i thought by ebye top gear and brainiac im happy now i read covfan's post, hope its true what he says

Jesus! That's not very good! I hope he recovers soon

they recon one shoot opened but the 2nd 1 did not so it pulled the car over.

Such a shame thought he was great on top gear i hope he makes a full recovery

'A hospital spokesman said Hammond, who is being treated in a neurological unit, was now in a "stable" condition.'

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Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

Hope he makes a full recovery.

I didn't really realise the risks the presenters take, even when I saw risky things being done I just assumed it was edited or made to look riskier if you see what i mean (a bit like the caravan fire). It's quite surprising the amount of things he did on that show considering he's a TV presenter not a racing driver. great guy, he certainly made my sunday nights entertaining!

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heard from someone who was there(a fireman in the safety crew that drives behind the car on every run to check the car), on This Morning, he said Rich had made 6 or 7 runs already, slowly building up speed, and on the run before the accident, he had just about equalled the British record, 300.3 mph. they decided to have 1 more, and after he had finished the attempt, he switched the fuel pump off by pulling a lever, then deployed the parachutes before applying the normal brakes, but it seems something went wrong with the 'chutes because it pulled to the right and onto the grass, rolling it a few times. although he had a roll hoop on the "Vampire" car, rolling in grass/mud is obviously not good because it can dig in, allowing the head to still make contact with the ground.

Jeremy C and Perry McCarthy have just been to see him, i heard on the radio.

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

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> although he had a roll hoop on the "Vampire" car, rolling in grass/mud is
> obviously not good because it can dig in, allowing the head to still
> make contact with the ground.

I'm not even sure the hoop survived, as when the on-site firemen first arrived at the scene they had to dig his helmet out from the soil, nevermind the roll-cage.

Everything we've heard so far is positive news, so here's to hoping he makes a swift and complete recovery.

listening to the debate/phone-in on Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine, most people are concerned for Rich, but a few said it's his own fault and shows like Top Gear advocate speeding and give encouragement to joyriders. the idiots said he is glorifying speed by going over 200mph. but it was a speed attempt so of course he's going to be travelling at high speed. and he was doing it in a controlled environment, he wasn't doing it in a roadcar on a public highway.

and some people have talked sense saying they hope that stuff like this doesnt get banned, and we don't get a society wrapped up in cotton wool. they also spoke to Jason Barlow and Jon Tickle.

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there is a pic of whats left of the car on bbc website.

The top of the car is flat but it did stand up well the roll hoop is gone though