Richard Hammond hurt in crash
Richard Hammond remains seriously ill in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car.
The accident happened during filming for the new series of Top Gear at the former RAF airfield in Elvington, near York.
Richard was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary's neurological unit. A hospital spokesman said this morning: "He has seen some improvement overnight, but remains in a serious but stable condition."
Richard's wife Mindy and their daughters Willow and Isabella are at his bedside. We'll update you on his condition as we find out more, but for now our thoughts are with his family.
We've spoken to Jeremy this morning - he's visited Richard and Mindy in Leeds and
you can read his statement here .
Obviously the crash will be fully investigated by the Health and Safety Executive and the BBC.
The BBC said in a statement: "We are looking into all the factors of this accident and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage until we know the full situation."
This post has been edited by volgaMpower on 21 Sep 2006, 14:51
Top Gear :(
