RICHARD HAMMOND: THE DAY I DIED

ONLY the bloodshot white of his left eye gives any sign of how close Richard Hammond came to death after crashing a jet car at 288mph.

Speaking for the first time of the horror smash just 33 days ago, the Top Gear star and Mirror columnist said: "I was upside down inhaling a field. My nose and eyes were full of earth. I'd gone ploughing on my head.

"My very last thought was 'Oh bugger, that's gone wrong. Well, we're checking out now. You've had it'.



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Sauceboy01 - 10/23/2006 5:33:06 PM

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glad he made it out ok!

AUDIMAN4 - 10/24/2006 3:47:38 AM

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God that was sad. Good thing he made it.

rocker - 10/24/2006 3:41:44 PM

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well said