Atkinson Out Of Hospital After Supercar Crash

Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson has left hospital in a wheelchair after his 230mph McLaren supercar hit a tree and a lamp post before catching fire.

The star - also famous for his role in the Blackadder series - was driven away from Peterborough City Hospital in a private ambulance.

He suffered a minor injury when his rare McLaren F1 car spun off the road near the Cambridgeshire village of Haddon.

The 56-year-old walked away from the wreckage and waited for firefighters to arrive.

"We were called to the scene of a single vehicle collision on the A605 near Haddon at about 7.30pm yesterday," a Cambridgeshire Police spokesman said on Friday.

"The driver of the vehicle, a man, was taken to Peterborough City Hospital."

Mr Atkinson was later said to be in a stable condition in hospital.

Cambridgeshire Ambulance Service confirmed the actor had suffered a "minor shoulder injury" as a result of the accident.

Atkinson had only just finished filming the latest edition of the spy spoof movies Johnny English and was due to attend the last day of editing in preparation for the film's release in September.

The star's love of fast cars is well documented.

The McLaren F1 car he was driving is one of the fastest road cars ever made, with a top speed of 230mph. Only 106 were ever made.