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Freddie Flintoff taken to hospital after being involved in crash while filming Top Gear

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Updated 09:13 14 Sep 2023 GMT+1Published 22:28 13 Dec 2022 GMT

Freddie Flintoff taken to hospital after being involved in crash while filming Top Gear

The TV presenter is undergoing treatment after the accident at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Freddie Flintoff has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash while filming a scene for Top Gear.

The former cricketer, whose real name is Andrew Flintoff, was in the middle of shooting for the BBC series at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey when the accident happened.

The Mirror claims the crash erupted as Flintoff was doing the show's review segment.

A spokesperson for the BBC has released a statement confirming the incident.

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"Freddie was injured in an accident at the Top Gear test track this morning - with crew medics attending the scene immediately," the spokesperson said in to LADbible.

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"He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course."

A source with knowledge of the incident told The Sun: "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.

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"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."

LADbible has contacted the BBC for further comment.

It comes three years after Flintoff suffered another Top Gear-related injury.

His jet trike 'careered off the road' at the Elvington Airfield near York when he was riding at speeds of up to 125mph.

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But, thankfully, he wasn't seriously injured.

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"I'm absolutely fine and was back filming today," he said in a statement to the Daily Mail at the time.

"I go to great lengths to make sure I do well in Top Gear drag races but on this occasion I went a few lengths too far.

"It will look more ridiculous than dangerous when you see it on TV."

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Top Gear also insisted they had all the safety systems possible in place.

"The health and safety of our presenters and crew on Top Gear is paramount," the statement said.

"As viewers of the recent series will have seen, Freddie is often keen to get ''off the beaten track'.

"Tuesday’s filming at Elvington Airfield was no exception - but he suffered no injuries as a result of his spontaneous detour, as fans will see for themselves when we show the sequence in full in the next series."

Featured Image Credit: BBC/Top Gear

Topics: Celebrity, Top Gear, Freddie Flintoff

Stewart Perrie
Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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