Top GearhostFreddie Flintoffwas injured while filming the hit BBC series on Monday.
“Our primary concern is and has been for the welfare of Freddie — as well as the Top Gear team” a spokesperson said Wednesday morning. “All health and safety procedures were followed on site and the incident is now being fully investigated, in line with standard policy and practice.”
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Fortunately, Flintoff’s injuries were “not life-threatening” a source close to the host and former England cricketertold The Sun.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Flintoff and the BBC.
Flintoff took over as the series host in 2019, relieving Friends star Matt LeBlanc of the duties after two seasons in the role.
“It’s not often you have the chance to do both of your dream jobs, but I’m now lucky enough to say I will have,” Flintoff said in 2018 when the show announced he’d be taking over the following season.
“I’ve always been passionate about cars and I’m so excited to be joining theTop Gearteam.”
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The show found itself at the center of a controversy in 2016, when former host Jeremy Clarkson settled a racial discrimination and injury claim after an incident with a producer of the BBC show last March.
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Clarkson, 55, had been suspended after an alleged altercation with former producer Oisin Tymon at a hotel in Yorkshire, England.
source: people.com
