Richard Hammond thanked emergency services for saving his life as he reflected on his terrifying Top Gear car crash in a new post on Sunday – 20 years on from the accident.
The presenter, 56, was hospitalised in 2006 after crashing a Vampire Dragster at a speed of more than 300mph while filming a segment for the show and put into a coma by doctors.
One of the dragster’s tyres blew, causing it to spin out of control and crash at York’s Elvington airfield, flipping it upside down and leaving Richard with serious head injuries.
He survived the crash and even managed to get
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