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Freddie Flintoff ‘air-lifted’ to hospital after accident while filming Top Gear-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Freddie joined the show in 2019.
Freddie Flintoff has presented the BBC One show since 2019 (Picture: BBC)
Freddie Flintoff was taken to hospital on Tuesday morning after being involved in an accident while working on Top Gear, the BBC has confirmed.
The spokesperson for the Line of Duty broadcaster said in a statement the 45-year-old was injured at the test track while filming the car series on Tuesday morning.
They added to the PA News Agency: ‘Crew medics attended the scene immediately. He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course.’
It had been reported the former England cricketer had been in a crash at the Dunsfold Park Aerodrome before the public broadcaster confirmed the incident.
The dad-of-four sustained injuries while he was being filmed giving an opinion of the vehicle he was testing out for the long-running show’s review segment, it has been claimed.
The presenter’s injuries are thought to be ‘not life-threatening’, although he was ‘air-lifted’ to hospital.
Freddie’s injuries are said to be ‘not life-threatening’ (Picture: WireImage)
A source told The Sun: ‘Freddie is in hospital after a crash on Top Gear.
‘He was driving on the track as normal. He wasn’t going at high speeds – it was just an accident that could happen to anyone.
‘All the usual health and safety measures were in place for filming too. Freddie was taken to hospital by air ambulance shortly afterwards.
Freddie hosts Top Gear with Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris (Picture:: BBC/Lee Brimble)
‘His injuries are not life-threatening and he is receiving treatment. Filming has been postponed for now and all anyone cares about is Freddie recovering.’
The accident is not the first faced by Freddi since he began working on the show.
In February 2019, the presenter was involved in a minor incident when he crashed into a market stall in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Freddie was involved in an accident in Surrey (Picture: Getty Images)
In September of the same year, he crashed again while driving a three-wheel vehicle at a reported speed of 124mph during filming for Top Gear at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, but walked away from the incident unharmed.
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Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash at the same airfield in 2006, leaving him in a coma.
The presenter was in a coma for two weeks and suffered a brain injury, in addition to experiencing post-traumatic amnesia from the incident.
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