Top Gear star Freddie Flintoff put his TV career on hold after being involved in a horror car crash

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TOP Gear star Freddie Flintoff put his TV career on hold after crashing his terrifying car on the show.

His family has asked his 45-year-old father to stay away from work while he recovers from facial injuries.

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Top Gear star Freddie Flintoff – pictured here with his wife Rachel and their two older children in 2014 – put his TV career on hold Credit: Getty – Contributor

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His 45-year-old father has been told by his family to stay away from work after his horror accident Credit: BBC

An insider said he “could have been killed” last month.

Freddy needs months off to recover from his traumatic car accident, he claimed last night.

The former cricketer has paused his television career following pleas from his worried family.

They don’t want him to return to any of his shows yet, and have asked him to consider leaving Top Gear altogether.

A TV insider said: “The full extent of his injuries will surprise a lot of people, as details of what happened are not yet fully out.

“He’s putting his career on hold until he’s in a better place mentally and physically, and he can’t say when he’ll be back to presenting TV shows.

As a loving husband and father, he understands the fear his family feels about what happened, knowing he could be killed.

He is determined to resume his TV work at some point.

“That’s why this decision will be painful for Freddie, but he knows that, for now at least, there are more important things in life.”

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Freddy’s family asked him to consider quitting Top Gear altogether

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Former cricketer Freddie is pictured with co-hosts Chris Harris, left, and Paddy McGuinness, center Credit: BBC

The England Ashes legend crashed a car he was reviewing at Surrey’s Dunsfold Airport in sub-zero temperatures on December 13.

He was airlifted to hospital with facial injuries and broken ribs and has not been seen in public since.

Commentary filming the new BBC series.

There was no announcement if he would be getting back together with co-stars Paddy McGuinness, 49, and Chris Harris, 47.

Freddie — married to wife Rachel, 42, and father to Holly, 18, Corey, 16, Rocky, 14 and Preston, three — had a string of other projects in the pipeline.

They include the second series of his BBC cricket programme, Field of Dreams, which may also be postponed.

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There has been no announcement on whether he will return to the showCredit: BBC

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