The following is all the articles I've received about Rik's accident. If anyone out there has any that aren't included on this page, please e-mail them to me. Articles are listed in reverse date order.

Thanks to everybody that has contributed news and articles on Rik's accident! Special thanks to Janette Jakobs and Neva Vadeboncoeur for going above and beyond the call of duty in helping with article compilation!

Fellow fan Mark W. Lewis has set up a Get Well Soon Message Board [dead link] for Rik.

Rik's family has asked for privacy during this trying time, and I hope that all of his fans will respect that wish for his and his family's sake.




Information on Rik's Accident:

Thursday, February 11, 1999:

BBC News: Rik Mayall: Planning to Go Back To Work

Comedy Zone's Funny Talk: ...comedy God Rik Mayall...



Wednesday, February 10, 1999:

BBC News: Mayall Back in Hospital

Daily Mail: Mayall Back in Hosptial After "Collapse"

Press Association News: Comedian Rik Back In Hospital

Yahoo News: Mayall Back In Hospital

Yahoo News: Mayall Back In Hospital



Friday, September 25, 1998:

The Daily Mirror: I Am So Very Lucky



Thursday, September 24, 1998:

The Daily Mirror: I Escaped From Hospital in a Taxi...I Just Had To Get Home To See the Kids



Wednesday, September 23, 1998:

The Daily Mirror: He Ripped Out All His Tubes...It Took Six of Us To Hold Him Down



Tuesday, September 22, 1998:

The Daily Mirror: There Wasn't a Mark on My Rik... But His Life Was in the Balance



Monday, September 21, 1998:

The Daily Mirror: He Was on His Back Looking at the Sky... A Pool of Blood Around His Head



Saturday, September 19, 1998:

BBC News: I'm Lucky To Be Alive -- Rik

The Daily Mirror: Doctors Warned I'd Never Make It



Monday, June 8, 1998:

The Daily Mail: Rik Mayall on His Remarkable Recovery from Horrific Accident

Daily Mirror: Rik: I Saw My Blood Gushing Everywhere

Yahoo UK News: I'm Incredibly Lucky, Says Mayall



Sunday, April 26 -- Sunday, June 8, 1998:

No articles available



Saturday, April 25, 1998:

The Daily Telegraph: Outdoors



Wednesday, April 22 -- Friday, April 24, 1998:

No articles available



Tuesday, April 21, 1998:

Daily Mail: Mayall switches hospitals

International Express: Detecting Rik's quick recovery

The Mirror: Courage of Rik

The Mirror:  First Picture of Rik Mayall Since Quad Bike Accident

PA News Centre: Comic Mayall Moved to New Hospital

The Telegraph: Hospital move for Mayall



Monday, April 20, 1998:

Press Association News: Recovering Mayall Moved to Different Hospital

Yahoo UK News: Comic Mayall Moved To New Hospital



Sunday, April 19, 1998:

News of the World: Sick Rik's Comic Trip To The Boozer



Saturday, April 18, 1998:

Newsquest.co.uk: Rik returns to comic form



Friday, April 17, 1998:

Belfast News Letter: Comic Rik 'Is on The Mend'

The Daily Mail: After seven days, joker Rik wakes from coma

The Mirror: Why are those bastards always sticking needles into me?

Press Association News: Well-Wisher's Card Touches Rik Mayall's Wife

Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.: On-the-Mend Rik Has a Go at Hospital B'Stards

Source Unknown: Comedy Star Back To Form

Yahoo UK News: Well-Wisher Cheers Rik Mayall's Wife



Thursday, April 16, 1998:

ITV Network: ITV Network Teletext Update

Press Association News: Comic Rik 'Is on The Mend'

Sky News: Comedian Mayall 'is on the mend'



Wednesday, April 15, 1998:

Evening Herald (Plymouth): TV Rik making good progress

The Mirror:  Comic Rik on Mend

The (London) Times: Mayall improves

Yahoo UK News: Mayall 'Making Good Progress'



Tuesday, April 14, 1998:

BBC News: Mayall breathing without support

BBC News: Mayall Recovering

BBC News: Mayall Making Progress

Belfast News Letter: Mayall Wife in Sad Vigil

The Dominion: Mayall likely to recover

Evening Herald (Plymouth): Mayall taken off life support

Evening Herald (Plymouth): Mayall vigil goes on

Evening News (Edinburgh): Comic Rik on Road to Recovery

The Gloucester Citizen: Rik recovering

Herald Express (Torquay): Pleasure quads safe say bosses

The Mirror: Wife in Bedside Vigil for Bike Crash Rik

Waveguide: Rick Mayall Very Sick

Western Morning News (Plymouth): Injured Rik 'making progress'

Yahoo UK News: Rik Mayall Still In Intensive Care

Yahoo UK News: Mayall 'Making Good Progress'



Monday, April 13, 1998:

Belfast News Letter: Doctors Hopeful for Rik Mayall

The Daily Mail: It looks Hopeful, Say Doctors as Rik Survives the Crucial Hours

Evening Herald (Plymouth): Messages of Hope for Rik

Evening News (Edinburgh): Optimism for Crash Victim Rik

The Evening Post (Wellington): Mayall recovering

The Guardian: Mayall's wife optimistic as comic reported stable

Herald Express (Torquay): TV comedy star 'making progress'

The Independent: Rik Mayall - Joker's progress makes doctors happy

The Mirror: My Rik Will Be OK

Newsquest: Mayall moved from intensive care ward as condition improves

PA News: Rik Update

Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.: TV Comic Rik's on the Mend

The Telegraph: Rik Mayall is Making Progress, Say Doctors

The (London) Times: Mayall Optimism

Western Morning News (Plymouth): Injured Rik improves after accident at farm

Yahoo UK News: Rik's OK Says His Wife

Yahoo UK News: Injured Rik 'Making Progress'



Sunday, April 12, 1998:

Agence France Presse: Actor Rik Mayall "making progress" after bike crash

BBC News: Rik Mayall 'improving'

The Daily Mail: Mayall's wife In Vigil, as he fights for-life

Excite UK News: Rik's OK, Says His Wife

Express & Echo (Exeter): Comedian Rik Mayall...

The Independent on Sunday: Mayall seriously ill, but wife stays hopeful

ITN: Rik's OK, Says His Wife

Nando.net: Actor Rik Mayall 'making progress' after bike crash

The Observer: Mayall in coma after bike fall

PA News Centre: Rik's OK, Says His Wife

The People: Comic Rik Fights for Life After Bike Crash

Reuters/Variety: British Actor Mayall In Hospital After Bike Accident

Scotland on Sunday: Comic Actor Seriously Ill After Bike Crash

Sky News: Injured Mayall 'making good progress'

The Star Online: Rik ‘is on mend’

The Sunday Mirror: Wife's Hope as She Waits By Bedside of Injured Rik

The Telegraph: Mayall still unconscious after crash

The (London) Times: Mayall in coma after bike fall

Yahoo UK News: Injured Mayall's Wife Keeps Vigil At Hospital

Yahoo UK News: Injured Mayall's Wife Keeps Vigil At Hospital

Yahoo UK News: Rik's OK Says His Wife

Yahoo UK News: Hospital 'More Hopeful' For Injured Comic



Saturday, April 11, 1998:

Aberdeen Press and Journal: Mayall hurt in accident

Agence France Presse: Actor Rik Mayall seriously injured in bike crash

BBC News: Comedian Rik Mayall 'seriously ill'

BBC Ceefax: Bike Crash Leaves Mayall in Hospital

Bolton Evening News: Comedian Rik Mayall seriously ill after accident

BottomNet Web Site: Unofficial Bottom News Flash

The Daily Mail: Mayall in crash horror

Express & Echo (Exeter): Rik injured

Evening Herald (Plymouth): Rik Mayall Horror

The Gloucester Citizen: Comic Mayall in hospital

The Guardian: Rik Mayall 'poorly' after quad bike crash

Herald Express (Torquay): Mercy flight for comic star Rik

The Mirror: Rik Mayall is 'Serious' After Quad Bike Crash

PA News Centre: News on Accident

The Scotsman Publications Ltd. Evening News (Edinburgh): Comic Rik Hurt in Quad Bike Crash

Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.: Comic Rik in Bike Crash

The Sentinel: 'Bottom' star stable after crash

Source Unknown: Injured Mayall's Wife Keeps Vigil at Hospital

The Telegraph: Mayall 'serious' after bike crash

The (London) Times: Rik Mayall Injured in Quad Bike Accident

The Torquay Herald Express: Mercy flight for comic star Rik

Waveguide: Rick Mayall Injured

Western Morning News (Plymouth): Actor Rik in coma after bike accident

Yahoo UK News: Rik Mayall Hurt In Biking Accident

Yahoo UK News: Actor Rik Mayall Seriously Injured In Bike Crash

Yahoo UK News: Comic Mayall 'Seriously Ill' After Quad-Bike Horror

Yahoo UK News: British actor Mayall in hospital after bike accident


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