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Freddie Flintoff 'Didn't Know if I Had It in Me to Carry on' After Top Gear Crash - Liverpool Echo

Andrew Flintoff endured facial and rib injuries in a 2022 crash, leading to a �9 million settlement with BBC and a pause on Top Gear before launching his new show.

  • Freddie Flintoff suffered severe facial and rib injuries in a December 2022 crash while filming Top Gear at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.
  • The crash led to Flintoff being hospitalized and withdrawing from public life, causing BBC to rest Top Gear and reach a financial settlement with him in 2023.
  • Following the crash, Flintoff revealed he struggled with depression, only leaving his home for medical appointments for seven months and feeling unsure if he could continue.
  • Flintoff said, "Part of me thinks, I wish I'd died" but clarified he did not want to kill himself, adding he tries to stay positive for his family.
  • Flintoff returned to cricket by launching the third series of Field Of Dreams: Ultimate Test on September 7, 2024, attempting to build cricket teams from inexperienced teenagers.
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Andrew Flintoff says ‘I didn’t know if I had it in me to carry on’ after crash

The 47-year-old attempts to build new cricket teams in Field Of Dreams.

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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