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Richard Hammond wishes Freddie Flintoff the 'very best' after near-fatal Top Gear crash but admits 'taking risks is excusable' as he reflects on his own accident
Admitting 'accidents do happen' the presenter, 54, reflected on his own crash, which left him in a coma for two weeks in 2006.
Speaking to Fi Glover and Jane Garvey on Times Radio this week, Richard said taking risks in cars on screen is 'excusable' and 'needs to happen' as he defended the circumstances surrounding the accidents. He continued: 'I went back to work probably a bit too soon because, recovering from brain injury, it's not a precise thing, is not like watching a bone knit or a scar heal because you can't see it. In September of the same year, he crashed again while driving a three-wheel vehicle at a reported speed of 124mph during filming for Top Gear at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, but walked away from the incident unharmed.
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