After being involved in a car accident while filming an episode of the BBC show Top Gear, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been taken to the hospital. At the Surrey Dunsfold Park Aerodrome on Monday, an automobile accident occurred. The injuries, despite what the English media claimed in the wake of the sad tragedy, are not life-threatening.
The formerly erratic English cricket player left the sport in 2010 and has since become a fixture on television reality shows. In 2019, he became a host on the iconic BBC sports programme Top Gear. The medics travelling with the crew on Monday were required because Flintoff had been in an accident at one of the test tracks for the performance. “Freddie was injured in an accident at the Top Gear test track this morning – with crew medics attending the scene immediately. He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course,” the BBC said in a statement.
The Sun reports that the crew followed all health and safety precautions while filming, thus the ex-cricketers’ injuries are believed to be “not life threatening.” Additionally, Flintoff wasn’t travelling at a fast rate of speed, saving his life. “All the usual health and safety measures were in place for filming too. Freddie was taken to the hospital by air ambulance shortly afterward. Filming has been postponed for now and all anyone cares about is Freddie recovering,” a source told The Sun.
The Englishman was in another accident in 2019, surviving a collision at 125 mph when a different edition of the well-known television programme was being filmed. “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,” Flintoff said after his mishap in 2019.