Freddie Flintoff

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is recovering in hospital after being injured on the sets of BBC's 'Top Gear' on Tuesday.

Flintoff was a talismanic cricketer who captained the England men’s cricket team and was instrumental in fashioning several triumphs. Flintoff was involved in a crash, understood not to be at high speed, at the “Top Gear” test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey. Flintoff has been a presenter on the show since 2019.

Friend and fellow broadcaster says former England cricketer will be OK after 'pretty serious crash'

Hammond was later in a coma and had brain damage. It will look more ridiculous than dangerous when you see it on TV.” Morgan said he had made contact with the family and offered an optimistic outlook. The Guardian understands that Flintoff remains in hospital but his injuries are not life-threatening and that the accident did not happen at high speed, with all health and safety precautions said to have been in place. “I’m told he’s going to be OK, which is great news, but I’m also told it was a pretty nasty bang and that he’s had surgery and is recovering now and we’ll have to wait and see. “I’m told it was a pretty serious crash and that Freddie’s going to be OK, but it might be a little bit more serious than first appreciated,” he told talkSPORT.

Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff was taken to hospital on Tuesday after an accident while working on Top Gear, the BBC show he has presented since ...

The England team are in their team room, and they're a little bit concerned," Hussain, who played alongside Flintoff, said. He is a larger than life character. We woke up to the news this morning.

Top Gear host Freddie Flintoff was airlifted to hospital after car crash · His son Corey, 16, said that his father is 'lucky to be alive' after the 'nasty crash' ...

The motorcar journalist was flipping it over to prove that the three-wheeled car could easily tip over. The cricket star, 41, insisted he was 'absolutely fine' after his jet trike careered off the road during a race at the Elvington Airfield near York. His co-star Chris Harris, who presents the show alongside Flintoff and Paddy McGuiness, was also at the Top Gear test track Richard was left fighting for his life after crashing the jet-powered car while going at 288 mph as he tested the vehicle at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York. Freddie reportedly careered his high speed trike off the road as he filmed the high-speed race. In September, Freddie revealed he suffered a nasty escape after a high speed crash in a jet trike during filming. When the trio decided to test out their cars on a straight 1/4 mile stretch of road Paddy's car only got a few yards before the back end of the axle came apart entirely and he was forced to abandon the car. In 2019, Flintoff was heard fearfully yelling, 'I can't stop,' as he hurtled head-first down a runway just inches off the ground in a three-wheeled cycle car. He arrived in their start point of Peru with a Pontiac Firebird which didn't have a roof amongst several other problems. Hammond was completing a seventh and final run in the car when the front-right tyre blew-out and the dragster veered off the runway, rolled over, and Hammond was left with a traumatic head injury and was in a coma for two weeks. He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course.' It’s a worry but he is OK.'

"All health and safety procedures were followed on site and the incident is now being fully investigated," a BBC spokesperson said.

Clarkson [allegedly punched](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31828184) Tymon, who sustained a bloody lip and required hospital treatment. "Our primary concern is and has been for the welfare of Freddie — as well as the Top Gear team" a spokesperson said Wednesday morning. "He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course." It was his second serious accident on the show. Flintoff, 45, was behind the wheel when the accident occurred and was then airlifted to a nearby hospital. [according to the BBC](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/20744824/freddie-flintoff-hospital-dash-crashing-car-filming-top-gear/).

Top Gear host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is recovering after a crash occurred while filming the show, his friend and fellow broadcaster Piers Morgan says.

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