Richard Hammond 'Critically Injured'
20 September 2006, 09:39 PM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/5365676.stm
update from the beeb, vid link, still dosent look good
Mart
update from the beeb, vid link, still dosent look good
Mart
20 September 2006, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
BRAKE are just going to love this. Hope he makes a speedy recovery.
20 September 2006, 09:46 PM
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Details very sketchy, looks like he regained consciousness and was walking and talking by the time he was airlifted. Hopefully they are keeping him in as a precautionary measure since he was out for a considerable period.
20 September 2006, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
He has head injuries. Surely he had a crash helmet on. 
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20 September 2006, 11:13 PM
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My thoughts are with him
- just watched the news update.
Have to say it doesnt sound great if airlifted staraight to a neuro unit but hopefully just precautionary.
As for wearing a helmet at 200 and wibble- they are only designed for a certain load and impact....
clearly better than not having one but not exactly a 'get out of jail free' card.
Get better soon hampster
- just watched the news update.Have to say it doesnt sound great if airlifted staraight to a neuro unit but hopefully just precautionary.
As for wearing a helmet at 200 and wibble- they are only designed for a certain load and impact....
clearly better than not having one but not exactly a 'get out of jail free' card.Get better soon hampster
20 September 2006, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TopBanana
Details very sketchy, looks like he regained consciousness and was walking and talking by the time he was airlifted. Hopefully they are keeping him in as a precautionary measure since he was out for a considerable period.
Where did you get this info????
Hope he's gonna be ok me an the missus love top gear since he started.
Very funny bloke always up for a laugh.
20 September 2006, 11:18 PM
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A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene and a hospital spokesman described him as "critical". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/5365676.stm
20 September 2006, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by teajunkie
I cannot find any other info on his walking and talking before being airlifted?
Where did you get this info????
Where did you get this info????
Whatever, here's hoping for a full recovery. Top bloke.
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20 September 2006, 11:39 PM
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Even bigger ouch.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367642-details/Top%20Gear's%20Richard%20Hammond%20critical%20afte r%20280mph%20crash/article.do
'I don't know quite what happened but the parachute deployed, there was quite a lot of smoke and the car veered off to the right onto the grass. It turned over a couple of times.
'The car was upside down. The roll cage had dug in and Richard was upside down with his head down into the soil. We opened his visor and fortunately he was still breathing.
'The ambulance came across and the paramedic and his partner managed, with help from the film crew, to right the car.'
He said Hammond was placed on a stretcher board and airlifted to hospital. Last night he was in a critical condition.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23367642-details/Top%20Gear's%20Richard%20Hammond%20critical%20afte r%20280mph%20crash/article.do
'I don't know quite what happened but the parachute deployed, there was quite a lot of smoke and the car veered off to the right onto the grass. It turned over a couple of times.
'The car was upside down. The roll cage had dug in and Richard was upside down with his head down into the soil. We opened his visor and fortunately he was still breathing.
'The ambulance came across and the paramedic and his partner managed, with help from the film crew, to right the car.'
He said Hammond was placed on a stretcher board and airlifted to hospital. Last night he was in a critical condition.
20 September 2006, 11:51 PM
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Worrying that the beeb have put this up - doesn't this sort of thing usually mean bad news is expected
Let's hope not
Edited to add the wording on the news article has changed from "Critically Ill" to "Seriously Ill" so that sounds like his condition has improved
Let's hope not
Edited to add the wording on the news article has changed from "Critically Ill" to "Seriously Ill" so that sounds like his condition has improved
Last edited by Nido; 20 September 2006 at 11:55 PM.