For those of us that like to watch those nincompoops from Top Gear every week - this is bad news. I hope he makes it out OK.
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Top Gear presenter hurt
From correspondents in London
September 21, 2006 07:27am
Article from: Press Association
TOP Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been injured in an accident while filming an edition of the programme, the BBC said.
Hammond, who often drives high-performance cars as part of presenting the show, has been taken to hospital following the incident at an airfield near
York.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "The incident happened quite recently and the focus of our attention is on Richard at this stage. "We will make further details known as soon as they are available."
Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at the airfield north-east of
York.
He said: "At 5.45pm (on Wednesday) evening we received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in what was described as an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield.
"The male occupant has received serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital at Leeds." He said no further details were available at this time.
Hammond was in a "critical" condition at Leeds General Infirmary, a hospital spokesman said. The 36-year-old presenter was in a special neurological unit.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed the accident happened on Elvington airfield, which is seven
miles to the south-east of the city.
He said the presenter was filming an episode of Top Gear at the airfield at the time.
The spokesman added: "Relatives have been informed and are en route to the hospital itself."
Top Gear airs in Australia on SBS.