Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English with Natalie Imbruglia.

COMEDY legend Rowan Atkinson has been discharged from hospital following a crash in his McLaren F1 supercar in Cambridgeshire last night.

The 56-year-old Blackadder star is thought to have lost control of the £650,000 vehicle while driving on the A605 at Haddon, near Peterborough, at around 7.30pm.

The car is thought to have spun off the road, before hitting a tree and catching fire. Mr Atkinson was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with a minor shoulder injury and stayed at hospital overnight.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “One crew from Stanground, one crew from Dogsthorpe and a rescue vehicle from Dogsthorpe were called to a report of a car fire on the A605 near the Haddon services.

“This was a fire caused by a single vehicle road traffic collision. The driver of the vehicle was out of the car before the arrival of firefighters.

“Crews extinguished the fire using one hose reel.”

Mr Atkinson - regarded as one of the finest comedy actors of all time for his work on Not the Nine O’Clock News, Blackadder and Mr Bean - is renowned for his love of fast cars.

He recently recorded the fastest lap time in BBC Top Gear’s “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” feature.