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felix 2 years 10 months ago
Pictures of the high-speed crash involving Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond have been published for the first time since the accident.
The 36-year-old crashed a jet-powered dragster at 288mph while filming a stunt for the BBC TV show, at Elvington airfield in York last September.
The photos, which feature in Top Gear magazine, show a tyre bursting and the dragster skidding before flipping over.
"I will have taken a few deep breaths on the start line as the engine roared and my thumb hovered over the afterburner switch," he told Top...
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Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has suffered a "significant brain injury" after crashing a jet-powered car at speeds of up to 300mph during filming.
Doctors at Leeds General Infirmary said they were "reasonably optimistic" the 36-year-old would make a good recovery.
The BBC, which is likely to face close scrutiny, has begun an inquiry. The police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are also investigating.
Event organisers insisted that proper safety precautions were taken.
Hammond's wife Mindy was at his bedside in the...
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Richard Hammond is seriously ill in hospital after a crash in a rocket-powered car while filming for the programme.
The 36-year-old presenter was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary's neurological unit.
A spokesman for the hospital said Mr Hammond was "stable".
Mr Hammond had been driving a dragster-style car capable of reaching 300mph at the former RAF airfield in Elvington, near York.
Former firefighter Dave Ogden, who runs private firm Event Fire Services, was one of the first people at the scene of the...
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