London: Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was airlifted to hospital in Switzerland on Saturday following a dramatic car crash while filming for his new show, but his injuries were not serious, a spokesman said.

Hammond, 47, was driving an electric sports car during filming for The Grand Tour when the crash happened, the spokesman for the show said.

The Rimac Concept One electric supercar, worth £2 million ($3.38 million) according to the Guardian, was reduced to a twisted, blackened mess after it crashed and caught fire.

The Grand Tour said in a statement that Hammond crashed after completing a climb of Hemburg Hill in the east of the alpine country.