Cricket great Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has agreed to a mammoth £9 million ($17.35 million) settlement with the BBC over his Top Gear smash.
The Ashes cricket hero, 45, negotiated a payout understood to be for two years’ loss of earnings after suffering “life-altering” injuries in the horror crash last December.The deal — with Top Gear makers BBC Studios — saw Freddie choose not to sue and waive a potentially bigger payout,
Andrew Flintoff during his Top Gear days and , showing the scars of his horror accident. Photos: BBC and Getty Images“You cannot underestimate the physical and mental toll this crash had on him. “Because of the surgeries he’s had, he may also have to turn down other work - or not be offered it in the first place - which also came into consideration when it came to the final offer.
However, a second external investigation is thought to be ongoing, though the results may never be published.
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