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| Rowan Atkinson in hospital after 'F1 super car crash' | Rowan Atkinson in hospital after 'F1 super car crash' |
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| Actor Rowan Atkinson is in hospital after being injured in a car crash in Cambridgeshire. | |
| The Blackadder star suffered a minor shoulder injury when the car he was driving hit a tree and lamppost and caught fire. | |
| It is understood the crash happened on the A605 at Haddon near Peterborough at 19:30 BST on Thursday. | It is understood the crash happened on the A605 at Haddon near Peterborough at 19:30 BST on Thursday. |
| Media reports said he walked from the McLaren F1 super car and waited with a motorist until an ambulance arrived. | Media reports said he walked from the McLaren F1 super car and waited with a motorist until an ambulance arrived. |
| Firefighters arrived on the scene to put out the fire. | Firefighters arrived on the scene to put out the fire. |
| A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews brought the fire under control by 8.13pm. They made the vehicle safe and used one hose reel to put out the fire. | A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews brought the fire under control by 8.13pm. They made the vehicle safe and used one hose reel to put out the fire. |
| "There was one casualty but he was not trapped." | "There was one casualty but he was not trapped." |
| East of England Ambulance Service said a man was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with "a minor shoulder injury" following the crash. | East of England Ambulance Service said a man was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with "a minor shoulder injury" following the crash. |
| Atkinson achieved fame through BBC shows Not The Nine O'Clock News and Blackadder, before gaining international recognition in Mr Bean, in which his hapless character drives an old Mini. | Atkinson achieved fame through BBC shows Not The Nine O'Clock News and Blackadder, before gaining international recognition in Mr Bean, in which his hapless character drives an old Mini. |