Ex 'Top Gear' presenter Hammond in hospital after crash

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Ex 'Top Gear' presenter Hammond in hospital after crash

 

Richard Hammond, host of the BBC America series "Richard Hammond's Crash Course," speaks at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Former "Top Gear" presenter Richard Hammond was airlifted to hospital in Switzerland on Saturday following a dramatic car crash while filming for his new show, but his injuries were not serious, a spokesman said.

 

Hammond, 47, was driving an electric sports car during filming for "The Grand Tour" when the crash happened, the spokesman for the show said.

 

"Richard was conscious and talking, and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames," a spokesman for "The Grand Tour" said in a statement.

 

"He was flown by air ambulance to hospital in St Gallen to be checked over, revealing a fracture to his knee," it said. "The cause of the crash is unknown and is being investigated."

 

Hammond was involved in a much more serious crash over a decade ago, while filming for his old show "Top Gear".

 

He suffered serious brain injuries and was in hospital for five weeks after a Vampire drag racer he was driving burst a tyre and left the course at 288 mph (463 kph) at Elvington airfield, near the British city of York, in September 2006.

 

Hammond recovered and returned to broadcasting and to "Top Gear", which aired in more than 200 countries and was watched by 350 million viewers worldwide.

 

He left the BBC show along with colleagues Jeremy Clarkson and James May when Clarkson was fired in 2015 for physically attacking a member of the production team.

 

"The Grand Tour", an Amazon series, reunites the old "Top Gear" team. Saturday's accident occurred during the filming of its second series.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-06-11

[oldcarguy]

I loved Top Gear and Grand Tour  but I  would have been scared shitless with some of the things they attempted ,

Yes I know there is a whole crew behind the camera , but when its you 1000 horsepower and a cliff anyone should be scared.....

 

I hope he is really OK ,   and fasten your Seatbelts !

[williamgeorgeallen]

is there some where to watch the grand tour or is it only pay per view?

[PattayaJames]

2 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

is there some where to watch the grand tour or is it only pay per view?

Season 1: https://gomovies.to/film/the-grand-tour-season-1-17912/watching.html?ep=553081

Season 2 starts October.

[Jonmarleesco]

This is the second on-air crash that he's had, the previous one more serious.

[canuckamuck]

So they're going to do a second season of GT. I tried to watch season one, but got seriously bored by episode three and didn't try any more.

Hopefully it got better.

Edited June 11, 2017 by canuckamuck

[PattayaJames]

6 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

So they're going to do a second season of GT. I tried to watch season one, but got seriously bored by episode three and didn't try any more.

Hopefully it got better.

It did get better, mostly, some not so much.

[Wilsonandson]

 

[Wilsonandson]

The crash.

 

[Gramps]

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

So they're going to do a second season of GT. I tried to watch season one, but got seriously bored by episode three and didn't try any more.

Hopefully it got better.

Ditto. I tried to watch one episode but after 30 minutes of extraneous nonsense that had absolutely nothing to do with cars, I gave up.

[Wilsonandson]

Richard Hammond is okay!

 

[Here It Is]

12 hours ago, rooster59 said:

"Richard was conscious and talking ..."

He's just conscious and talking in his regular programmes.  Talk about flogging a dead horse.

[just.a.thought]

The Hamster did it again......love the shows, except the section in the new show where they "kill" a famous person that's just dumb.

[oldcarguy]

I think the new show had its bad moments , where you thought the writers were getting paid to produce this JUNK,  , but then it got on track with car stuff and was as good as Top Gear .....

 

I am sure the show they were filming when he crashed had great car stuff ,  hopefully we will see it and they will make a point to push  "drive safely"