A stunt driver is suing the BBC for up to £150,000 over the near-fatal Top Gear crash that left presenter Freddie Flintoff seriously injured.
Professional racing driver Paul Rees, who was hired as an instructor on the show, was a passenger in the car, court documents reveal.
Mr Rees allegedly told Flintoff to ‘give it the beans’ just moments before the Morgan Super 3 he was driving flipped at the programme’s test track in Surrey in December 2022.
Flintoff, 48, who suffered horrific injuries to his jaw and broken ribs was later reported to have struck a £9million deal with the BBC for
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