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BBC said in March it had decided to halt production following
the accident, which occurred during filming.
On Tuesday it said: "Given the exceptional circumstances, the
BBC has decided to rest the UK show for the foreseeable
future... We know resting the show will be disappointing news
for fans, but it is the right thing to do."
"All other Top Gear activity remains unaffected by this hiatus
including international formats, digital, magazines and
licensing," the BBC statement said.
Flintoff, 45, a former England cricketer who became a "Top Gear"
host in 2019, was said to have been lucky to survive the
accident last December at Top Gear's test track in southern
England.
The Sun newspaper reported last month that his injuries were
"life-alteringly significant", citing his legal team.
He reached a settlement over the accident worth 9 million pounds
($11.21 million) with the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Studios, the
Sun newspaper report also said.
Last week, Flintoff was named head coach of an English cricket
franchise and in September joined the England team in an
unofficial coaching role.
A safety review of the show was carried out in the months
following the crash which the BBC said showed that while best
practice was followed, there were important learnings which
would be "rigorously applied" to the program in future.
The broadcaster, which has apologized to Flintoff, said it
remained committed to the former cricketer and his two
co-presenters, and there were new projects being developed with
them.
($1 = 0.8025 pounds)
(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by William James)
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