The BBC has been forced to deny reports that their long-running motoring show Top Gear has been cancelled, following health and safety concerns raised over a serious accident involving one of its presenters.It was reported Friday that, 10 months after Freddie Flintoff suffered facial injuries and broken ribs in a crash at the show’s dedicated test track in Dunsfold, Surrey, southern England, the broadcaster had advised crew members to look elsewhere for work. The show is one of the BBC’s longest running and most successful.This weekend, however, a spokesperson said: “A decision on the timing of future Top Gear shows will be made in due course with BBC Content.”It is understood that an internal review into health and safety measures during production is ongoing.Flintoff – popular former England cricket captain turned TV personality – was recently filmed speaking publicly for the first time since the crash. He had previously been seen in public for the first time in months, training with the England team, with his facial injuries still clearly visible.England Cricket released a video of the former all-rounder presenting a fellow player Tom Hartley with his first England cap, and saying:“It gives me so much pleasure to share what is going to be a day Tom that you’re going to remember for the rest of your life.“They’ll [England Cricket team] share the good times with you, the successes. But as I found over the past few months, they’ll be there in the hardest times of your life, they will stand next to you.”It recently emerged that Flintoff had raised his own concerns about safety measures just hours before his crash. The Sun newspaper quoted an insider on production saying:“He questioned whether or not it was OK, given the vehicle and conditions on the track.“He was apprehensive before he got behind the wheel and production staff at the track were aware of this.”
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