Top Gear presenter and former England cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a horror car crash while filming
A spokesperson for the BBC show said: "All the usual health and safety measures were in place for filming too. Freddie was taken to hospital by air ambulance shortly afterward.Mr Flintoff filming for the show.The source added: "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."Freddie was taken to hospital by air ambulance shortly afterwards.
This is not his first crash on the show - he miraculously escaped serious injury the year he joined Top Gear when he crashed a three-wheeled car going 124mph. He could be heard screaming "I can't stop" as he lost control. Amazingly, he walked away unharmed, telling co-workers that he was "absolutely fine".
He said afterwards: "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 comes after former presenter Richard Hammond ended up in a coma after crashing a jet-powered car travelling at nearly 290mph.
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