UPDATE: Rowan Atkinson discharged from hospital after McLaren F1 crash in Cambs
COMEDY legend Rowan Atkinson has been discharged from hospital following a crash in his McLaren F1 supercar in Cambridgeshire last night.
The 56-year-old Blackadder star is thought to have lost control of the �650,000 vehicle while driving on the A605 at Haddon, near Peterborough, at around 7.30pm.
The car is thought to have spun off the road, before hitting a tree and catching fire. Mr Atkinson was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with a minor shoulder injury and stayed at hospital overnight.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “One crew from Stanground, one crew from Dogsthorpe and a rescue vehicle from Dogsthorpe were called to a report of a car fire on the A605 near the Haddon services.
“This was a fire caused by a single vehicle road traffic collision. The driver of the vehicle was out of the car before the arrival of firefighters.
“Crews extinguished the fire using one hose reel.”
Mr Atkinson - regarded as one of the finest comedy actors of all time for his work on Not the Nine O’Clock News, Blackadder and Mr Bean - is renowned for his love of fast cars.
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He recently recorded the fastest lap time in BBC Top Gear’s “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” feature.
