James May has crashed a car into a bollard north of Oxfordshire.

The legendary TV presenter called time on his professional work with co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond last month.

After working together on Top Gear and The Grand Tour for 22 years, the trio went on one last adventure in One For The Road on Prime Video.

Now one month after their trip to Zimbabwe and Botswana was released, Mr May has crashed a car into a bollard in Warwickshire.

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The 61-year-old was in the area to support Oz Clarke OBE partaking in a charity bike ride on Tuesday but could not cycle himself due to a hand injury.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday, he informed: “Charity cycle ride update:

“Drove car into bollard. Sang very badly. Got a bit syncopated in the Black Horse, Moreton Morrell.”

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