Freddie Flintoff tells of heartbreaking 'biggest fear' after Top Gear crash as surgeon details 'worst injuries The cricket star was a co-host on the BBC One motoring show and was filming when the crash unfolded Former England captain Freddie Flintoff (Image: PA ) Freddie Flintoff has admitted his 'biggest fear' in the aftermath of his Top Gear crash as his surgeon details his horrific injuries for the first time. The former England cricket star was a co-host on the BBC One motoring show alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris from 2019 up until the accident in 2022. ‌ The father-of-four was airlifted to hospital with severe facial injuries and several broken ribs. After being discharged he withdrew from the public eye and underwent months of recovery, only leaving his house for medical appointments. Article continues below While filming for Top Gear on December 13, 2022, Freddie was driving an open-topped three-wheeled Morgan Super 3 at high speed on the test track at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey, when it flipped over. A BBC spokesperson said at the time: "Freddie was injured in an accident at the Top Gear test track this morning - with crew medics attending the scene immediately. He has been taken to hospital for further treatment and we will confirm more details in due course." The BBC later apologised and announced it had "rested" Top Gear for the foreseeable future. Freddie reached a settlement with the BBC in 2023, reportedly worth £9m. ‌ Now, Freddie will be heard speaking about the incident in depth for the first time in a new Disney+ documentary Flintoff, which premieres on Friday (April 25), offering an unflinching account of the incident. The film contains still images from the scene of the accident and some graphic shots of his wounds, but Flintoff’s account is even more stark. At one stage, he admits: "After the accident I didn’t think I had it in me to get through. This sounds awful…part of me wishes I’d been killed. Part of me thinks, I wish I’d died. ‌ Freddie opens up for the first time in the new Disney+ film (Image: PA ) "I didn’t want to kill myself…I wouldn’t mistake the two things. I was not wishing, I was just thinking, ‘this would have been so much easier’. Now I try to take the attitude that the sun will come up tomorrow and my kids will still give me a hug. I’m probably in a better place now." There is also an appearance by his surgeon Jahrad Haq, who describes Freddie's injuries as one of the five worst he has come across in 20 years and likes the reconstruction process to a jigsaw with missing pieces. ‌ Freddie reveals he demanded to see footage of the crash and talks at length about the terror he felt in the moment. "I remember my head got hit, I got dragged out," he said. "I went over the back of the car and it pulled my face down on the runway, about 50 metres, underneath the car. My biggest fear was, I didn’t think I had a face. I thought my face had come off. I was frightened to death." Freddie opens up after saying why it was time to speak about the accident. He says: "I remember everything about it, it’s so vivid, this is what I’m left with… Article continues below "I’ve lived under the radar for seven months, one of the real frustrations was the speculation, that’s why I’m doing this now, (about) what actually happened." 'Flintoff' is available to stream exclusively on Disney+ from Friday, April 25.