"Thought My Face Had Come Off, I Was Dead": England Great Recounts Horrific Car Crash

Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff suffered a horrific car crash while filming for BBC's Top Gear in 2022. The incident left him with significant facial and rib injuries when the three-wheeler he was driving rolled over. After the accident, Flintoff required surgery. Following the incident, BBC suspended the production of the show, with the former England also receiving 9 million pounds in compensation for the ordeal. Now, while speaking in a new Disney+ documentary, Flintoff said the experience was traumatic. 

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"I thought I was dead, because I was conscious but I couldn't see anything," he recalled. "I was thinking, is that it? Is that it? You know what I mean? Just black for the rest of my days? My hat came over my eyes - so I pulled my hat up and I thought, no I'm not [dead], I'm on the Top Gear track, this is not heaven."

Flintoff was so afraid that he felt his 'face had come off'. "I thought my face had come off. I was frightened to death." The incident took place on December 13, 2022 at the Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey. Flintoff was driving an open-topped Morgan Super 3, accoring to a report in the BBC, when the vehicle flipped and slid. 

"As it started going over, I looked at the ground and I knew, if I get hit here on the side [of the head] then I'll break my neck, or if I get hit on the temple I'm dead. The best chance is to go face down. And then I remember hitting [the ground] and my head got hit," he added. 

"But then I got dragged out, and the car went over, and I went over the back of the car, and then [I got] pulled face down on the runway about 50m underneath the car. And then I hit the grass and then [it] flipped back."

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