Richard Hammond (Top Gear) en estado crítico tras un accidente

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  david |

  

  Leer noticias asi es triste, tanto top gear al final acabas tomandoles aprecio a los presentadores... espero k se recupere lo antes posible!

  21 sep 2006 00:00:49

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  Nando |

  

  Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was fighting for his life last night after an attempt to break the land speed record ended in disaster.

  Hammond, who was filming for a forthcoming episode of the BBC2 show, crashed at speeds of up to 280mph, overturning his jet-powered car several times.

  The 36-year- old presenter was flown by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary after the accident at an airfield near York.

  Witnesses at Elvington Airfield said he had been on his last run of the day in the 5,000 bhp Vampire jet car when tragedy struck.

  The car veered off the track in a cloud of smoke, turning over more than once and landing upside down, leaving Hammond trapped inside.

  Dave Ogden, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, who was on standby at the airfield, said the car's roll cage had saved Hammond's life.

  'The car was propelled by a Red Arrows engine,' he said.

  'It was the final run of the day and he had got up to speeds of 280mph.

  '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.

  Hammond, who lives near Cheltenham with his wife Amanda, 41, and two daughters, started his television career on cable and satellite channel Men & Motors.

  He became a household name when he joined Jeremy Clarkson and James May on a revamped version of Top Gear in 2002.

  Last night May was said to be devastated at the news. His agent, Annie Sweetbaum, said: 'He's really shocked, his words to me tonight were "he's such a good mate, I'm so upset". He said as soon as he's allowed, he wants to go and see Richard.'

  Former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson said one of Hammond's best qualities is that he has 'no fear'.

  He told BBC News 24: 'It does sound very serious. It is a huge, huge tragedy. He is a wonderful, unique and distinctive Top Gear presenter.

  'He has brought an awful lot to the programme and his indefatigable energy, the fact that he tries absolutely anything once, may have been the reason that he has overstepped the mark a bit.

  'Richard has no fear and that is his most wonderful quality.' As his popularity increased, Hammond began to present several daytime television programmes in his own right, including Should I Worry About? on BBC 1.

  He is also a columnist on a national newspaper. Outside television, he enjoys buying old cars and reconditioning them.

  He is believed to have been driving the same car that set the British land speed record of 300.3 mph six years ago.

  It is thought he may have been trying to break this record for the show. The Vampire is theoretically capable of going 370mph and is powered by a Rolls-Royce Orpheus jet engine.

  It can accelerate from 0 to 272 mph in just six seconds.

  The car was driven by Colin Fallows, a drag racer from Northampton, when the record was set.

  Last night a spokesman at Leeds General Infirmary confirmed Hammond was in a critical condition.

  A BBC spokesman said: 'The incident happened quite recently and the focus of our attention is on Richard at this stage.'
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  Una buena yoya, sí señor.

  21 sep 2006 00:01:00

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  PELUCHIN |

  

  JODER!!!.
  Porque "el de arriva" siempre se lleva a los mas buenos?...En este caso a alguien que me hace pasar unos bueos ratos aunque lo conozca solo por el programa de TV que puedo ver en you tube :(.

  Bueno, aun no ha muerto pero desde aqui quiero que todo el que lea esto de un toque al pito de su vehiculo, haga un "burnaut" aunque sea en bicicleta (se puede como demostro el chico arabe) o lo que sea, pero que se entere el de arriva, o lo que sea que decide quien debe morir que no queremos que se lleve a alguien que hace feliz a unos pocos.

  PD: Que si nos oye que se lleve al presidente de U.S.A. COÑO!!!

  21 sep 2006 00:02:28

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  Marcos |

  

  La verdad es que el programa tenia ese toque "juvelin" con este chaval y para mi el mas simpatiquillo. Le deseo lo mejor y su recuperacion. Ya murio el otro día el "Caza Cocdrilos" famosos, otro tio que tenia unas pelotas como 2 balones de basquet, solo faltaba este, vaya chasco.

  21 sep 2006 00:15:14

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  Gabri |

  

  Esperemos que se recupere para que sigan haciendo esos buenos programas.

  21 sep 2006 00:19:03

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  david |

  

  Que te mejores..

  21 sep 2006 00:25:28

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  Rubio |

  

  No os extrañe que despues de esto cancelen el programa o lo censuren las autoridades, una pena lo que le a pasao pero no creo que se arrepienta de lo que le a pasado, le a pasado haciendo lo que mas le gusta, esperemos que se mejore...

  21 sep 2006 00:29:17

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  Xal

  

  Que se recupere.

  21 sep 2006 00:29:35

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  kike |

  

  el coche en el q a tenido el accidente aceleraba d 0-272 km/h en 6 seg y llegaba a las a unos 620 km/h iba cn turbina.Esperemos q se recupere pronto

  21 sep 2006 00:32:02

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  Marcuse |

  

  Acabo de leer la noticia. Todavía estoy en estado de shock. Han venido a mi memoria las imágenes de cuando Jeremy ponía la foto del algún coche "cool" en lo más alto del panel para que él no la pudiera alcanzar y no he podido evitar las lágrimas.

  Rezaré por ti "Hamster".

  21 sep 2006 00:34:03

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  ppvi |

  

  :(

  21 sep 2006 01:54:07

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  tommy |

  

  espero ke sigan informando de como esta. este tio es un gran chico y el programa es mi favorito, espero ke se ponga bien. y tambien espero saber mas de su estado. un saludo

  21 sep 2006 02:00:42

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  Albert Virgili |

  

  Parece ser que las ultimas noticias son que está estable. Desde aquí le deseo de veras que se mejore pronto.

  Hope you get well soon, Hamster!!!

  21 sep 2006 02:28:12

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  Chelipe |

  

  Espero q se recupere, por q es de los 3 de TopGear el mas divertido, sin desmerecer los aportes de Jeremy Clarkson y James May, pero espero q sigan informando. Soy agnostico, pero aun asì voy a pedir a Dios q el se mejore, y q el saldra adelante

  AGUANTE HAMSTER....!!!! VAMOS QUE SE PUEDE!!!!

  21 sep 2006 07:16:15

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  tenerife |

  

  que se recupere pronto y que vuelva a las andadas... :(

  21 sep 2006 10:42:38

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  Ska-p

  

  Que Diós bendiga a Hammond y le garantize una pronta recuperación,se lo merece :-(

  21 sep 2006 15:02:41

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  Driver |

  

  Una verdadera pena. Me cae simpático. Espero que consiga recuperarse, aunque a ver que secuelas le quedan. Es muy triste esta noticia. Bye!

  21 sep 2006 19:21:34

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  Jandriux |

  

  Que se recupere, le dava un toque al programa que Jeremy no conseguía, y supongo que condujo el ese dragster por que Jeremy debe ser un poco mayor para tanta fuerza G...es una pena.
  Ánimo, estamos todos con el.

  21 sep 2006 23:11:36

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  Jose |

  

  Animo Richard!!

  22 sep 2006 21:45:19

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  €RJV@ÑP€ |

  

  onke no te conosco muxo nama por dos o tres videos ke te recuperes pronto Richard Hammond, i tio eske a esa velocida flipa la vuelta ke daria el pobre i el video del accidente no deja verlo.

  23 sep 2006 00:42:23

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