Oh no no no no no

[mandragora]

The news about Richard Hammond is distressing me hugely. I love cars, you see, the sleeker and faster the better. I love speed (in safe conditions - I'm not an idiot and do actually care about other road users and pedestrians). Unsurprisingly, I'm an avid fan of Top Gear, which has the accolade of being the most downloaded TV programme round the world and is massively popular. If you like cars, chances are you'll like Top Gear. Well, so long as you find the laddishness amusing. Mostly, I do.

So the news that Richard Hammond has crashed whilst filming for the programme and is critically injured is-- God, I'm all choked up. He's my favourite of the presenters (yes, yes, because I'm shallow) and I just really, really hope he'll be okay.

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[jacquez.livejournal.com]

Yeah. :( One news story I saw specifically said "serious head injuries", which is really worrying. On the other hand, who knows how accurate that is?

GAH.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Latest just a couple of minutes ago from the Beeb (who own Top Gear) is that he has 'significant head injuries' but the doctors are 'reasonably confident' that he will 'make a good recovery'.

So it's not all bad, but although he's not likely to die, thank God, he might end up with epilepsy (that's common with serious head injuries), which would probably mean no driving.

Which would probably break his heart.