Freddie Flintoff has opened up about his physical and emotional struggles in the aftermath of his near-fatal Top Gear crash , saying he “genuinely should not be here” – but what exactly happened to the star back in 2022? The cricketer-turned-presenter was airlifted to hospital on 13 December 2022 after crashing while filming a car review at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome, home of the BBC’s Top Gear test track. In April 2023, he was pictured out and about for the first time since the accident , with his injuries hidden by sunglasses. On Friday 8 September 2023, nine months on from the crash, Flintoff’s face injuries were seen for the first time during a public appearance.
While insiders said at the time that his injuries sustained in the crash were non-life threatening, his teenage son Corey said that the now-46-year-old was “lucky to be alive”. “It was a pretty nasty crash,” he said . “It is shocking.
We are all shocked but just hope he’s going to be OK.” In the accident, Flintoff’s open-topped three-wheel Morgan Super 3 car reportedly flipped and slid along the track when he was driving at high speed. He and a crew member in the passenger seat were wearing helmets, but Flintoff suffered facial injuries and several broken ribs.
In a statement shared in April, the BBC said: “Under the circumstances, we feel it would be inappropriate to resume making series 34. We have sincerely apologised to Freddie and will continue to support him with his recovery. A mor.