Teen Star of Freddie Flintoff BBC Doc Dies in Car Crash
A terrifying collision claimed the life of Freddie Flintoff's teenage documentary star on BBC One.
After suffering severe injuries when driving an Audi A3 Sport that skidded off the road in Preston, Lancashire, on Tuesday, Umar Mahmood, 18, passed away.
Adam Bodi, a 16-year-old passenger in the automobile, also perished, and a 17-year-old who was also present is still hospitalised.
Authorities looking into what caused the two tragedies.
Umar made an appearance in 'Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams', where the legendary England cricket player tutored the player.Principal of Penwortham Priory Academy, where both Umar and Adam had studied, Matt Eastham, said: “We are again saddened as a school to hear the news that Umar, who was in the same accident as Adam, and who left Priory two years ago, has also passed away.
“He was a young man who was always considerate to those around him and who showed ambition and kindness in all that he did.
“It is of course with great sadness that we hear this news.
“We give our sincere condolences to all of Umar's family and friends on behalf of the school, at what will be a very difficult time.
“They too, are in our thoughts and prayers today.”
In a separate tribute to Adam, Mr Eastham said: “Unfortunately and with great sadness, we were informed on Wednesday, 11 September that our former pupil, Adam Bodi, who had just left Priory this year and received his GCSEs in the summer, passed away following an accident.
“We are of course, extremely upset to hear this news and the school sends its heartfelt condolences to all of Adam's family and friends.
“Adam was an amazing pupil, of whom we have nothing but fantastic memories.
“He was popular, bright, confident and had a fantastic sense of humour alongside being a first-class footballer, who had been part of our football team here at Priory for 5 years.
“We know that the rest of his year group will be equally upset at losing one of their own.
“Adam was a fantastic young man, and he, his family and friends are very much in our thoughts and prayers.”
Preston Muslim Burial Society said both Umar and Adam are due to be buried at Preston cemetery on Friday afternoon.
Police were called to the collision at 10.55pm on Tuesday, finding that a car had collided with a tree by the roadside.
Sgt Paul McCurrie said: “This was a collision with tragic circumstances.
“Two young people have died, and I wish to extend my sympathy to their families, loved ones and friends.
"We are still requesting that anyone who saw the collision get in touch with us as we look into how it occurred.
"Moreover, please get in contact if you have dash cam or CCTV footage from the Chain Caul Lane area around the time of the collision and you were driving in that area."