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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Iorizzo

Richard Hammond shares 2006 crash story in hope it connects with people

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Richard Hammond shared the “intimate” details of the 2006 high-speed crash that left him with serious injuries in the hope it would “connect” with people affected by brain injury.

The presenter, 52, crashed a jet-powered dragster called Vampire at nearly 320mph while filming for Top Gear at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York.

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