A teenager who appeared on a BBC show with Freddie Flintoff died in a horror car crash.
Umar Mahmood, 18, suffered serious injuries when the car he was in, an Audi A3, left the road and collided with trees in Preston on Tuesday, September 10. He later died in hospital. His death was confirmed by his school's Principal, Mr M Eastham. Another pupil at the school, 16-year-old Adam Bodi, also died in the tragedy, LancsLive reported.
Mr Mahmood had previously appeared on Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams BBC show. A statement read: "We are again saddened as a school to hear the news Umar, who was in the same accident as Adam, and who left Priory two years ago, has also passed away. Another boy, 17, suffered serious injuries in the crash and is in a stable condition in hospital.
"Umar was a bright, studious and well-loved member of our school community. He had a passion for Geography as well as his cricket, playing for Priory’s school team and appearing in the BBC One documentary Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
"It was a privilege for us here at Priory to know Umar. 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 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."
The school added of Adam: "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 five 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."
The car crash comes after Flintoff's own car crash in December 2022 which nearly claimed his life. The star had been driving an open-topped three-wheeled Morgan Super 3 at high speed when it flipped over. He later said of the accident: "Week and a half after my accident. Genuinely should not be here after what happened.
"This is going to be a long road back and I have only just started and I am struggling already. I need help. I really am not the best at asking for it. I need to stop crying every two minutes.
"I thought I could just shake it off. I wanted to shake it off and say 'here I am, I'm alright'. But it's not been a case of that, it's been a lot harder than I thought. As much as I wanted to go out and do things, I have just not been able to."