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<\/p>\nTop Gear has been pulled by the BBC following the crash which left host Freddie Flintoff seriously injured, the BBC has announced.<\/p>\n
The BBC will “rest” hit motoring show Top Gear “for the foreseeable future”, it has been announced almost a year after Freddie’s horrendous crash.<\/p>\n
The broadcaster told PA News Agency: “Given the exceptional circumstances, the BBC has decided to rest the UK show for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
“The BBC remains committed to Freddie, Chris and Paddy who have been at the heart of the show\u2019s renaissance since 2019, and we\u2019re excited about new projects being developed with each of them.”<\/p>\n
“We will have more to say in the near future on this. We know resting the show will be disappointing news for fans, but it is the right thing to do.”<\/p>\n
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They added: “All other Top Gear activity remains unaffected by this hiatus including \u2018international formats, digital, magazines and licensing.'”<\/p>\n
Freddie, 45, crashed on the programme’s test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey last December.<\/p>\n
The former cricket player, who joined Top Gear in 2019, was left with facial injuries and broken ribs after the smash and had to be airlifted to hospital.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> In September, Freddie was photographed for the first time in public since the accident and had visible facial injuries as he visited the England cricket squad for their one-day international series against New Zealand.<\/p>\n While presenting cricketer Tom Hartley with his cap for the England team, Freddie shared: “Play with passion, play with pride, play with belief. And also part of a family of people.<\/p>\n “They\u2019ll share the good times with you, share the successes. But as I found over the past few months, they\u2019ll be there for you in the hardest times of your life.”<\/p>\n
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