Seen this on the BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6274527.stm
Picture 1 and the text imply that the right hand side front tire blew and caused the accident.
Picture 2 is quite scary.
Edited to say:
Top Gear will be back on 28 January, 8pm on BBC Two.
In pictures on BBC News: Richard Hammond's crash
Moderator: phpBB2 - Administrators