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Richard Hammond thanks emergency workers on 20th anniversary of jet car crash

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, September 20). Richard Hammond thanks emergency workers on 20th anniversary of jet car crash. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/richard-hammond-instagram-bbc-yorkshire-jeremy-clarkson-b1297653.html

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Richard Hammond marked the 20th anniversary of his near-fatal jet car crash by thanking emergency workers who saved him. In 2006, while filming a BBC show at RAF Elvington airbase near York, Hammond suffered severe injuries when the front tire on his 320mph jet-powered dragster blew out. He praised the Air Ambulance and hospital staff for their lifesaving efforts that day, expressing deep gratitude for allowing him to continue his career and enjoy family life.

Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 17, 2023, Richard Hammond, a former BBC Top Gear presenter, commemorated the 20th anniversary of a severe jet car crash that nearly claimed his life. During filming at Elvington airbase near York in 2006, he was driving a jet-powered Vampire dragster when a front tyre blew, causing him to lose control and crash at over 320mph (515km/h). Despite the severity of his injuries, including being left upside down in the wreckage with serious head trauma, Hammond managed to extricate himself from the vehicle. He credited his survival to the quick actions of emergency responders, particularly members of an Air Ambulance team and other medical staff who treated him after the crash. In social media posts marking this anniversary, Hammond expressed deep gratitude towards those who saved his life, noting that he had accepted death as imminent during the accident but is now "forever grateful" to the many individuals involved in rescuing and treating him.

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Richard Hammond thanks emergency workers on 20th anniversary of jet car crash asserted

Hammond → thank → crash

The 56-year-old suffered serious injuries in the 320mph crash in 2006, while driving the jet-powered Vampire dragster during filming for the BBC motoring show at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York. asserted

old → suffer → York

“A front tyre had blown on the jet-powered dragster I had been driving at over 300mph. asserted

I → blow → mph

“I had pulled the lever to release the parachute and done my best to steer the car away from disaster, but disaster was, it seemed, my fate and having done everything I could do avert it, I gave myself over to that fate.” uncertain

I → pull → fate

Hammond went on to say that he “didn’t scream” during the incident and said it “wasn’t frightening”, adding that “it simply occurred to me that the next thing on my to do list was to die”. asserted

thing → go → list

He added: “I am only here today to note this anniversary and write these words because of the work of the many people involved in rescuing me from the shattered car, flying me to hospital and treating me there.” asserted

I → add → me

Hammond went on to name members of the Air Ambulance and aftercare teams who helped him, saying he will be “forever grateful” to them. asserted

he → go → them

The TV presenter added: “I have had so many lucky career breaks, so many amazing adventures around the world and am father to the two happiest, kindest, most wonderfully talented and loving daughters. asserted

I → add → daughters

“But I would have seen none of them if these people hadn’t turned up to work that day and done their job. asserted

people → see → job

After leaving Top Gear with co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and James May in 2015, Hammond reunited with them for Prime Video’s The Grand Tour, which they presented until 2024, with Francis Bourgeois, James Engelsman and Thomas Holland taking over presenting duties for the new series. uncertain

Bourgeois → leave → series

Richard Hammond thanks emergency workers on 20th anniversary of jet car crash

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