Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has backed a campaign to help more hospitals get helipads after his own experience of medical air support following his car crash at a Top Gear test track.

In December 2022, Flintoff sustained severe injuries while filming at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey for an episode of BBC show Top Gear.

The former international cricketer was airlifted to St George’s Hospital in Tooting – a major trauma centre.

As every cricket pitch has a wicket, every hospital that needs one should have a helipad Andrew Flintoff

The helipad at the hospital was funded by a campaign with the Helicopter Emergency Landing Pads (Help) Appeal.

As he backed the campaign, Flintoff said: “When I was airlifted, that helipad wasn’t just a safe spot to land on the hospital roof, it was a vital

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