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| Dramatic pictures of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson deliberately smashing a truck into a wall have been released. | Dramatic pictures of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson deliberately smashing a truck into a wall have been released. |
| A Top Gear spokeswoman said the star was "quite badly injured" in the stunt, staged, she said, to "see how difficult it was to be a truck driver". | A Top Gear spokeswoman said the star was "quite badly injured" in the stunt, staged, she said, to "see how difficult it was to be a truck driver". |
| Mr Clarkson has said he emerged from the accident "in screaming agony", with bruises to his leg, back and finger, but has since made a good recovery. | Mr Clarkson has said he emerged from the accident "in screaming agony", with bruises to his leg, back and finger, but has since made a good recovery. |
| Viewers can watch the high-speed smash on Sunday's episode of Top Gear. | Viewers can watch the high-speed smash on Sunday's episode of Top Gear. |
| In the programme, Mr Clarkson and his co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May were each given a series of tasks to complete as truck-drivers. | In the programme, Mr Clarkson and his co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May were each given a series of tasks to complete as truck-drivers. |
| Mr Clarkson was instructed to drive a Renault Magnum lorry through a wall at 56mph - the vehicle's maximum legal speed - at a test track near Milton Keynes. | Mr Clarkson was instructed to drive a Renault Magnum lorry through a wall at 56mph - the vehicle's maximum legal speed - at a test track near Milton Keynes. |
| In a recent Sun newspaper column Mr Clarkson described the smash as his first serious road accident for 31 years. | In a recent Sun newspaper column Mr Clarkson described the smash as his first serious road accident for 31 years. |
| He said he had decided that before being allowed on the road "everyone should be made to drive at high speed into a wall". | |
| He added: "At the moment, teenagers see Bruce Willis driving his car into a helicopter and imagine that you can get out afterwards and still be well enough to punch a baddy in the face. | He added: "At the moment, teenagers see Bruce Willis driving his car into a helicopter and imagine that you can get out afterwards and still be well enough to punch a baddy in the face. |
| The presenter said he could not 'walk, talk or think' after the smash | The presenter said he could not 'walk, talk or think' after the smash |
| "This isn't accurate. I emerged from my high speed head-on impact in what can only be described as screaming agony. I couldn't walk. I couldn't talk. I couldn't think." | "This isn't accurate. I emerged from my high speed head-on impact in what can only be described as screaming agony. I couldn't walk. I couldn't talk. I couldn't think." |
| His injuries included an index finger that looked like "a burst sausage" and heavy bruising to his shin and back. | His injuries included an index finger that looked like "a burst sausage" and heavy bruising to his shin and back. |
| He wrote: "Everyone should experience this before they are given a licence. | He wrote: "Everyone should experience this before they are given a licence. |
| "It would let them know that crashes really really hurt and that it would be a good idea to not have one." | "It would let them know that crashes really really hurt and that it would be a good idea to not have one." |
| Hammond smash | Hammond smash |
| In 2006 Mr Clarkson's fellow Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was badly injured when the jet-powered car he was driving crashed at high speed during filming for the BBC show. | In 2006 Mr Clarkson's fellow Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was badly injured when the jet-powered car he was driving crashed at high speed during filming for the BBC show. |
| He recovered and remains a host on the show. | He recovered and remains a host on the show. |
| Although an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive spotted failings in the BBC's risk assessment procedures, no prosecution was launched against the corporation. | Although an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive spotted failings in the BBC's risk assessment procedures, no prosecution was launched against the corporation. |
| Speaking about the latest high-speed crash, the Top Gear spokeswoman said: "Before the stunt was carried out a full health and safety assessment was carried out. | Speaking about the latest high-speed crash, the Top Gear spokeswoman said: "Before the stunt was carried out a full health and safety assessment was carried out. |
| "Jeremy has made a full recovery." | "Jeremy has made a full recovery." |
| The new Top Gear series begins on Sunday 2 November on BBC Two at 2000 GMT. | The new Top Gear series begins on Sunday 2 November on BBC Two at 2000 GMT. |