The presenter was involved in a high-speed crash while filming the popular BBC car show. Here's all you need to know about the crash. Richard Hammond's 2006 crashRichard Hammond was seriously injured in a high-speed crash while filming Top Gear in September 2006. Richard Hammond's 2017 crashRichard Hammond was involved in another crash in 2017 while filming The Grand Tour in Switzerland. That accident caused a fractured knee, but it was not as severe as the 2006 Top Gear crash.