Rowan Atkinson crashed his McLaren F1 weeks after taping tonight’s Top Gear episode First off, he walked away from the accident. He’s ok. Rowan Atkinson, the comedian and petrol-head, has been discharged from hospital on Friday after walking away from a crash in one of the world’s fastest road cars – suffering no worse than an injured shoulder, some very expensive coach work and wounded pride. He left Peterborough City hospital in a wheelchair by the back door, flanked by security guards who attempted to block waiting photographers, and was driven away in a private ambulance. The accident happened when one of the stars of his large car collection the maroon McLaren F1 – which he bought in 1997 for a reported £650,000, as a reward for the success of his Mr Bean film – apparently spun off the wet road on Thursday night and hit a tree and a lamppost.

Rowan Atkinson crashed his McLaren F1 weeks after taping tonight’s Top Gear episode

First off, he walked away from the accident. He’s ok.

Rowan Atkinson, the comedian and petrol-head, has been discharged from hospital on Friday after walking away from a crash in one of the world’s fastest road cars – suffering no worse than an injured shoulder, some very expensive coach work and wounded pride.

He left Peterborough City hospital in a wheelchair by the back door, flanked by security guards who attempted to block waiting photographers, and was driven away in a private ambulance.

The accident happened when one of the stars of his large car collection the maroon McLaren F1 – which he bought in 1997 for a reported £650,000, as a reward for the success of his Mr Bean film – apparently spun off the wet road on Thursday night and hit a tree and a lamppost.

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    :(
  3. undyingdreams reblogged this from topgear and added:
    This absolutely breaks my heart in two. :’(
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    my cousin treated him in hospital, how awesome!
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  9. crazypeoplejail reblogged this from fallyn and added:
    ugh. such a beautiful car. At least he’s okay. He’s a great actor.
  10. fallyn reblogged this from topgear and added:
    Oh Mr. Atkinson! It’s great to know that he’s okay, I suppose now it’s just hard to deal with the wreck of
  11. carsxoxo reblogged this from topgear and added:
    So glad he’s doing good:)
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    Oh shit Mr Bean! (I read this post just as...was talking about this car on
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    Oh my god..
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