Flintoff 'lucky to be alive' after 'nasty' crash

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The lad of Andrew Flintoff says the England cricket large is "lucky to beryllium alive" aft a horror clang connected the acceptable of the fashionable TV amusement Top Gear.

Flintoff was airlifted to infirmary aft the accident, which occurred astatine the Dunsfold Aerodrome successful Surrey.

Flintoff's 16-year-old son, Corey, told the Daily Mail the household was inactive coming to presumption with the accident.

"He's OK. I'm not excessively definite what happened but helium is fortunate to beryllium alive," helium said.

"It was a beauteous nasty crash. It is shocking. We are each shocked but conscionable anticipation he's going to beryllium OK."

Flintoff reportedly suffered a breached rib and facial injuries successful the accident.

His friend, broadcaster Piers Morgan, told talkSPORT the 45-year-old is connected the mend.

"I'm told it was a beauteous superior clang and that Freddie's going to beryllium OK, but it mightiness beryllium a small spot much superior than archetypal appreciated," helium said.

"I'm told he's going to beryllium OK which is large news, but I'm besides told it was a beauteous nasty bang and that he's had country and is recovering present and we'll person to hold and see.

"I've been successful interaction with them privately, but I conscionable privation to privation him and his family, Rachel his wife, each the precise champion and I deliberation we're each conscionable keeping our fingers crossed that the large antheral comes done alright."

This is not the archetypal clip the erstwhile England skipper has been progressive successful a superior mishap since joining the Top Gear program. In 2019 helium escaped from a 200km/h clang successful a three-wheeled rhythm car.

Flintoff past played planetary cricket successful 2009.

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