Andrew Flintoff relives horror automotive crash that he thought had killed him in new Disney+ documentary

Andrew Flintoff says he’s “getting there slowly” and is “in all probability in a greater place” after reliving the life-altering automotive crash that he thought had killed him.

The previous England cricket captain suffered a severe accident whereas filming for Prime Gear in 2022 that left him with enduring main facial accidents.

He speaks concerning the incident in Disney+ documentary ‘Flintoff’, which is launched on Friday, going into element concerning the quick aftermath and the way he struggled to take care of the fallout.

‘After the accident, I did not assume I had it in me to get by means of’

The 47-year-old, who’s now teaching the England Lions, says within the present: “I believed I used to be useless as a result of I used to be aware however I could not see something. I used to be considering, ‘is that it?’

“After the accident, I did not assume I had it in me to get by means of. This sounds terrible… a part of me needs I might been killed. A part of me thinks, I want I might died.

“I did not wish to kill myself… I would not mistake the 2 issues. I used to be not wishing, I used to be simply considering, ‘this could have been a lot simpler’.

“Now I attempt to take the angle that the solar will come up tomorrow and my youngsters will nonetheless give me a hug. I am in all probability in a greater place now.

“I do not assume I am ever going to be higher… simply totally different now. I am getting there slowly.”

Flintoff’s spouse Rachael: I feel cricket saved him

Flintoff has additionally coached Hundred staff Northern Superchargers since his accident, with spouse Rachael saying: “I do assume cricket saved him. It gave him a purpose for being once more.”

The documentary options an look by surgeon Jahrad Haq, who describes Flintoff’s accidents as one of many 5 worst he has come throughout in 20 years.

Flintoff says: “I keep in mind my head received hit, I received dragged out. I went over the again of the automotive and it pulled my face down on the runway, about 50 metres, beneath the automotive.

“My greatest concern was, I did not assume I had a face. I believed my face had come off. I used to be frightened to loss of life.

“Even the recollections of it are actual, to the purpose the place now I am speaking about it and I am getting a bit jittery and I can really feel the ache on the facet of my face.

“I can really feel like a phantom ache. It is like a little bit of a curse, actually.”

The BBC “rested” Prime Gear for the foreseeable future in 2023 after reaching a monetary settlement with Flintoff, reportedly value round £9m.

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