"The Hamster" in critical condition after jet car accident **Updated with good news**

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5367616.stm

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Latest update from Jeremy's column:
IN the wee small hours of Thursday night, just 30 hours after what is almost certainly the world?s fastest ever car crash, Richard Hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened.

?You?ve been in a car accident,? I said. ?Was I driving like a tw*t?? he asked, before getting out of bed and walking, shakily, to the lavatory.

His wife, Mindy, couldn?t believe her eyes. None of us could. It really did seem that he?d had a look through death?s door and decided he didn?t like what he saw on the other side.

Later, he looked across at James May and said: ?Hello C**k face.?

Despite all the odds, it seemed we?d got our Hamster back . . .
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He didn?t look very ?rallied? to me. In fact, he looked like a Klingon, with a massively swollen eye and a huge lump on his forehead. The only good news, so far as I could see, was that his teeth were still as shiny and bright as ever.

It?s genuinely hard to know how Mindy could be so upbeat when her husband was so badly dented. They?d just exchanged contracts on a new house. They were about to take out a joint mortgage. And yet, she was still cheerful. James May and I weren?t. May even admits to having been ?a bit unmanly? at one point.
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And there was some hope. While James was leaning over, whispering to our bashed-up friend, Mindy started to stroke his hair and I noticed the hamster?s heart rate had shot up from 60 to 75 beats per minute.

?Christ, James. He thinks you?re doing the stroking,? I yelled.

Quickly, the heart beat settled down again. Then came the moment when I said: ?The reason you?re here mate is because you?re a c**p driver.?

And he smiled.

I knew then that he was going to pull through. And God it was a relief.
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006440317,00.html
 
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Feldenak

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Had to click the link to even find out who you meant. I guess I wish him a speedy recovery but I've never watched that show.
 
PricklyPete

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NOOOOOO!!!! Hamster!! I wish the best to him and his family and that he recovers soon. That really is horrible news.
 
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thomsbrain

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yikes. i wonder if we'll see the crash in the next season... either way, that's a bummer and hopefully he recovers fully.
 
Vic

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Damn... :(

Odd conflicting reports from news services right now. Either he's critical and near-death, gained consciousness at the hospital, or walked away from the accident and into the lifeflight helicopter, no one seems to know for sure...
 
MasterAndCommander

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Hope he pulls through.
 
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d3n

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That show is a lot of fun to watch. I always found the segment presenters to be very enthusiastic and colorful in what they do. I wish him the best.
 
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Kwaipie

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I'm so addicted to this show that I actually buy the magazine at $8.95 a pop. Get well soon, Richard.
 
DivideBYZero

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I wish him all the best. Hope he recovers soon.


COME ON HAMSTER! It's just a flesh wound, surely? <--this is just some bad humour at the worst of times, but we Brits do that. Deal with it.
 
ed21x

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wish him the very best! Top Gear is my favorite show. If things turned for the worst, at least he went down in the most awesome way possible.
 
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