Freddie Flintoff

Former England cricket captain Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the popular motoring show "Top Gear."

Hammond later joined Amazon’s “The Grand Tour” motoring show. In 2006, Richard Hammond nearly died after losing control of a Vampire dragster that he had been driving at speeds of up to 288 miles per hour. [Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff ](http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/09/16/cricket.flintoff.injury.retirement/index.html)has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the popular motoring show “ [Top Gear](https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/11/europe/richard-hammond-crash-top-gear/index.html).”

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.

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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