Sam Gardiner dead: BBC Race Across The World star, 24, dies after tragic car crash

Race Across the World star Sam Gardiner has died aged 24. The former show contestant died following a car crash in Manchester last week.

He had been driving on the A34 on Monday 26 May when his car left the road and rolled before landing on its side, Greater Manchester Police said.

In a statement at the time, they said: "Emergency services attended the scene and the driver, 24-year-old man, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, suffered serious head injuries and was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious and life-threatening condition."

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