# Richard Hammond injured in crash **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643 "2017-06-10T21:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/1 "2017-06-10T21:03:30Z")
[The Hamster is just an unlucky driver](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-grand-tour-host-richard-hammond-injured-in-car-crash/2017/06/10/45377662-4dfb-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html?utm_term=.1acd45e6cfe8). ☹ Filming in Switzerland for Grand Tour, he crashed his Rimac Concept One electric supercar (which subsequently burst into flames) and was airlifted to the hospital with a fractured knee. Definitely a better outcome than it could have been, and light years ahead of his last crash. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/2 "2017-06-10T21:23:28Z")
I saw that article. I think his\* last\* crash was a motorcycle wreck. IIRC he broke his wrist. Also while filming the next series of The Grand Tour. But yeah, he seems to do all the wrecking on that show. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/3 "2017-06-10T21:51:19Z")
Here is a little bit of[video](http://jalopnik.com/richard-hammond-airlifted-after-terrifying-crash-during-1795985170) of the crash. Just shows the beginning of the slide. About 3/4 down the page. ---
**Author:** ![Shearer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Shearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shearer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/4 "2017-06-15T03:03:04Z")
Seems pretty bloody lucky to me. Keeps crashing, not dead ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/5 "2017-06-15T23:31:42Z")
Is it all the wrecks hammering his head that’s turned him into a bit of a homophobe? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/6 "2017-12-23T14:15:01Z")
I just saw the footage in the show, not knowing that Hammond had been in a crash while filming, and it seemed like after the Finish line his car just kept accelerating. I was quite surprised when the car went over the edge! I’m curious if there has been any more information about what happened? Did the breaks stop working? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/7 "2017-12-23T21:30:52Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I just saw the footage in the show, not knowing that Hammond had been in a crash while filming, and it seemed like after the Finish line his car just kept accelerating. I was quite surprised when the car went over the edge! > > I’m curious if there has been any more information about what happened? Did the breaks stop working? I do like how the other two now give him nothing but grief about it. I enjoy their dynamic quite a bit. I have no external knowledge of the accident other than what has been broadcast. Seemed pretty nasty and I’m glad he has recovered well enough for them to joke about it. I especially liked how one of them said they should sell ad space on the bottom of his car. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-hammond-injured-in-crash/788643/8 "2017-12-23T23:34:36Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I just saw the footage in the show, not knowing that Hammond had been in a crash while filming, and it seemed like after the Finish line his car just kept accelerating. I was quite surprised when the car went over the edge! Yeah,I’m curious what happened, that wasn’t just missing by a bit. The car wasn’t even close to making the corner.