TEENAGER WHO WAS PART OF FREDDIE FLINTOFF’S FIELD OF DREAMS TV SERIES DIES IN ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION
Some sad news this morning – One of the teenagers who appeared in the BBC television series Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams has died in a road traffic collision.
Umar Mahmood, 18, died in hospital on Friday morning following the crash in Preston on Tuesday, said Lancashire Police.
A 16-year-old passenger also died and a 17-year-old is in a stable condition in hospital.
Mr Mahmood was in the first series of the programme, which took followed a group of lads from Lancashire who were taken under the tutelage of Flintoff to create a cricket team.
“We are again saddened as a school to hear the news that Umar Mahmood, who was in the same accident as Adam (Bodi, the 16-year-old passenger), and who left Priory two years ago, has also passed away,” said Mr Mahmood’s former school, Penwortham Priory Academy.
“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 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.”
Sgt Paul McCurrie, of Lancashire Police’s Road Policing Unit, addedd: “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 investigating how the collision happened, and we continue to ask for anyone who witnessed it to contact us.”
