VIDEO: Was crashing a truck into a wall at 56mph REALLY such a bright idea, Mr Clarkson?

He has a notorious appetite for destruction.



But after emerging in 'screaming agony' from this latest horrifying escapade, perhaps Jeremy Clarkson has had his fill.



These spectacular pictures show how the presenter deliberately crashed a truck into a wall at high speed for his latest daredevil Top Gear stunt.



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Moment of impact: Jeremy Clarkson smashes the lorry through a brick wall at 56mph

The cab crumpled as the lorry hit the brick wall at its maximum of 56mph, leaving Clarkson with heavy bruising to his shin and back and an index finger like 'a burst sausage'.



Describing the crash, he said: '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 baddie in the face.



'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.



'Everyone should experience this before they are given a licence.'



Taking aim: Clarkson at the wheel of the lorry

He added: 'It would let them know that crashes really, really hurt and that it would be a good idea to not have one.'

Clarkson was in 'screaming agony' after the stunt

Producers said that the stunt was staged to 'see how difficult it was to be a truck driver'.



Clarkson and his co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May were each given a series of tasks to complete as truck drivers.



Clarkson was instructed to drive a Renault Magnum lorry through a wall at the vehicle's maximum legal speed at a test track near Milton Keynes.



Clarkson described the smash as his first serious road accident for 31 years. A Top Gear spokesman said the presenter was 'quite badly injured', although he has since made a good recovery.



However, the crash brought back memories of Hammond's high-speed smash in 2006.



The Hamster, as his co-presenters have nicknamed him, was badly hurt when the jet-powered car he was driving crashed during filming



He made a full recovery, but the BBC was criticised by the Health and Safety Executive for failings in its risk assessment procedures.



Speaking about the latest high-speed crash, a Top Gear spokesman said: 'Before the stunt was carried out a full heath and safety assessment was carried out.'





