Top Gear’s Freddie Flintoff had a lucky escape after he crashed on a drag race track while filming for the BBC series.

The presenter had been pushing the pedal to the metal at Elvington Airfield near York, where Richard Hammond had a brush with death in 2006, when he came off course at high speed.

Thankfully though, Freddie came out unscathed.

Although Freddie has admitted he probably went ‘too far’, one witness has claimed that he ‘could have been killed’ in the horror accident.

‘He was going flat out,’ David Robinson recalled. ‘Then there was an almighty bang. Dust was flying everywhere and everyone raced over.

‘He was so lucky it wasn’t worse, especially after Richard Hammond’s crash.’

David continued to The Sun: ‘Freddie may not have been going at the same speed but it could easily have been a similar outcome.’

A BBC spokesperson said: ‘The health and safety of our presenters and crew on Top Gear is paramount.

‘As viewers of the recent series will have seen, Freddie is often keen to get ”off the beaten track”.’

They added: ‘Tuesday’s filming at Elvington Airfield was no exception – but he suffered no injuries as a result of his spontaneous detour, as fans will see for themselves when we show the sequence in full in the next series.’

Thankfully, the 41-year-old appeared to be back to his usual self as he’s already been filmed working out in the gym hours after his high-speed crash.

Although, Freddie seemed to suggest that previous reports about how fast he had been going when he crashed weren’t entirely accurate. He wrote in the caption: ‘Moving alright for a bloke who had a 124mph crash. Never let the facts get in the way FFS.’

Back in February, Freddie lost control of his car while filming a skit in Mansfield town centre and his vehicle struck an unmanned market stall.

Former Top Gear host Richard was left in a coma for two weeks after his accident 13 years ago and was unable to recognise his own wife Mandy due to memory loss.

The near-fatal crash occurred when one of the front wheels failed and it left Richard with depression and head injuries.

Top Gear is available for catch-up on BBC iPlayer.

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