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Rebecca Cook & Tom Vigar

Freddie Flintoff airlifted to hospital after Top Gear crash

Freddie Flintoff has been airlifted to hospital after he suffered a car crash while filming for the BBC show Top Gear. The former England cricketer is said to have been at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey when the accident happened.

He is believed to have been injured while telling BBC cameras his opinion of the car he was driving for the show's review segment. Sources have said Freddie's condition is "not life-threatening", The Mirror reports.

Co-presenter Chris Harris was also at the track at the time the 45-year-old crashed. A source told The Sun: "Freddie is in hospital after a crash on Top Gear. 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.

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