Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour and formerly Top Gear)
Sat Jun 10, 2017 4:40 pm
BREAKING NEWS: Former Top Gear host Richard Hammond is airlifted to hospital after flipping £2million supercar in horror crash during filming of Amazon show
By Scott Campbell
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been airlifted to hospital after a horror crash in Switzerland.
The 47-year-old, who sustained brain injuries after a 288mph rocket car accident in 2006, is being treated in hospital after flipping a £2million electric supercar which then burst into flames as he filmed his new Amazon show The Grand Tour.
But he has miraculously escaped the fireball horror with little more than a fractured knee and was 'conscious and talking' after freeing himself from the vehicle.
Pictures from the scene showed the Rimac Concept One car in flames alongside a road in St. Gallen before the blaze was extinguished by firefighters.
The crash is reported to have happened on a road that was closed for the Bergrennen Hemberg race.
A spokesperson for The Grand Tour said: "Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb in Switzerland in a Rimac Concept One, an electric super car built in Croatia, during filming for The Grand Tour Season 2 on Amazon Prime, but very fortunately suffered no serious injury.
"Richard was conscious and talking, and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames.
"He was flown by Air Ambulance to hospital in St Gallen to be checked over revealing a fracture to his knee.
"Nobody else was in the car or involved in the accident, and we'd like to thank the paramedics on site for their swift response.
"The cause of the crash is unknown and is being investigated.'"
A source said: "The crash was really bad. The car completely flipped and then burst into flames.
"There was real concern for Richard but the emergency services were quickly on hand and he's a very lucky boy.
"It brought back horrendous memories of the 2006 crash for those who witnessed it."
In 2006 Hammond nearly died after crashing a jet powered car at 288 mph and slipped into a coma during an attempt to break the British land speed record for the BBC show.
He was driving a jet-powered Vampire dragster when the front-right tyre burst leading the vehicle to spin out of control during a stunt at Elvington airfield near York.
Hammond suffered serious head injuries and he was in hospital for five weeks before returning home.
By Scott Campbell
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been airlifted to hospital after a horror crash in Switzerland.
The 47-year-old, who sustained brain injuries after a 288mph rocket car accident in 2006, is being treated in hospital after flipping a £2million electric supercar which then burst into flames as he filmed his new Amazon show The Grand Tour.
But he has miraculously escaped the fireball horror with little more than a fractured knee and was 'conscious and talking' after freeing himself from the vehicle.
Pictures from the scene showed the Rimac Concept One car in flames alongside a road in St. Gallen before the blaze was extinguished by firefighters.
The crash is reported to have happened on a road that was closed for the Bergrennen Hemberg race.
A spokesperson for The Grand Tour said: "Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb in Switzerland in a Rimac Concept One, an electric super car built in Croatia, during filming for The Grand Tour Season 2 on Amazon Prime, but very fortunately suffered no serious injury.
"Richard was conscious and talking, and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames.
"He was flown by Air Ambulance to hospital in St Gallen to be checked over revealing a fracture to his knee.
"Nobody else was in the car or involved in the accident, and we'd like to thank the paramedics on site for their swift response.
"The cause of the crash is unknown and is being investigated.'"
A source said: "The crash was really bad. The car completely flipped and then burst into flames.
"There was real concern for Richard but the emergency services were quickly on hand and he's a very lucky boy.
"It brought back horrendous memories of the 2006 crash for those who witnessed it."
In 2006 Hammond nearly died after crashing a jet powered car at 288 mph and slipped into a coma during an attempt to break the British land speed record for the BBC show.
He was driving a jet-powered Vampire dragster when the front-right tyre burst leading the vehicle to spin out of control during a stunt at Elvington airfield near York.
Hammond suffered serious head injuries and he was in hospital for five weeks before returning home.
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Re: Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour and formerly Top Gear)
Sat Jun 10, 2017 6:29 pm
The little short arse needs to learn how to drive. He crashes every vehicle he gets into.
I'd hate to see the insurance premium the TV company have to pay to allow him to drive a £2m supercar!
I wouldn't let the tw*t drive anything faster than a Skoda.
I'd hate to see the insurance premium the TV company have to pay to allow him to drive a £2m supercar!
I wouldn't let the tw*t drive anything faster than a Skoda.
Re: Richard Hammond (The Grand Tour and formerly Top Gear)
Sat Jun 10, 2017 7:51 pm
Time to stop driving fast cars!