Hammond crash: Presenter has serious brain injury

RT

rts Founding member 20 September 2006 8:26pm

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been critically injured after a crash in a jet powered car, BBC News online is reporting...

GS

Gavin Scott Founding member 20 September 2006 8:29pm

Oh no!

DV

dvboy 20 September 2006 8:46pm

I put Sky News on when the BBC email alert arrived, they had a strap up but weren't talking about it because they were in yet another deep involved debate on Islam. BBC News 24 had a former Top Gear presenter on the phone just now.

GE

Gareth E 20 September 2006 8:53pm

Sky News reporting that the jet-powered car was travelling at 280mph.

Best wishes to him.

KE

Kevster 20 September 2006 8:58pm

I hope he doesn't end up the same way as Steve Irwin. Can we bear to have 2 well-loved television presenters die in the same month?

SH

Showbizguru 20 September 2006 8:59pm

Agreed.
Let's hope they don;t need to use the Hammond Organ Donor Card.

DA

DAS Founding member 20 September 2006 8:59pm

I'm sure he'd appreciate such a beautifully expressed thought.

KE

Kevster 20 September 2006 9:01pm

My friend Pauly has said that he has died.

Very sad news.

CD

cdukjunkie 20 September 2006 9:03pm

Kevster posted:

My friend Pauly has said that he has died.

Very sad news.

This is some kind of sick joke, right?

KE

Kevster 20 September 2006 9:07pm

That's what he said on MSN. He is near a television, but I don't have one in my bedroom!

I expect we should get an update soon from BBC news.

AN

Ant 20 September 2006 9:09pm

Sky are STILL talking about Islamic Extremism.

News 24 have taken the strap off.

NW

nwtv2003 20 September 2006 9:10pm

This sounds really awful, I do hope he recovers, Best wishes to him and his family.

Hammond crash

Presenter has serious brain injury (September 2006)