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Top Gear is reportedly unlikely to return after Freddie Flintoff\u2019s horror high speed crash.<\/p>\n
The England cricket captain, 45,\u00a0was hospitalised last December\u00a0after he suffered facial injuries in an accident while shooting for\u00a0Top Gear\u00a0at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.<\/p>\n
At the time, it was reported that he was\u00a0\u2018lucky to be alive\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0after the horror incident at the test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey on December 13.<\/p>\n The BBC and\u00a0government\u00a0body, the Health and Safety Executive, both launched probes into the accident last year, with a statement issued insisting that \u2018all health and safety procedures were followed.\u2019<\/p>\n While many have questioned whether the show will come back to the screens, according to reports, the Top Gear production team has been \u2018dismantled.\u2019 <\/p>\n An insider also told Mail On Sunday that the 34th series, which was already partially filmed, will not be finished and there are no plans to broadcast it.<\/p>\n In March, the BBC announced that \u2018under the circumstances\u2019 it \u2018would be\u00a0inappropriate to resume making series 34\u00a0<\/strong>of Top Gear at this time\u2019 following an internal investigation into the accident.<\/p>\n Chief content officer Charlotte Moore later said the focus is on his recovery, rather than rushing to\u00a0get the show back on air<\/strong>.<\/p>\n A statement from BBC Studios earlier this year said it had \u2018concluded its investigation into the accident at the Top Gear Test Track in Surrey last December, which regrettably injured presenter Freddie Flintoff\u2019.<\/p>\n It continued: \u2018We have sincerely apologised to Freddie and will continue to support him with his recovery. Under the circumstances, we feel it would be inappropriate to resume making series 34 of Top Gear at this time.<\/p>\n \u2018We understand this will be disappointing for fans, but it is the right thing to do, and we\u2019ll make a judgement about how best to continue later this year.<\/p>\n \u2018This has also impacted the production team, who we continue to support.\u2019<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro-parent\/img\/fallback.png\")
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