ended suddenly on 3 October, 1992 on the M5 near Cheltenham, when he sustained serious head injuries in a car crash. It was speculated that he fell asleep at the wheel and, as a result, his Rolls-Royce car skidded into the central reservation barrier. The car ended up on its roof on the hard shoulder of the motorway, and was a write-off. In the months before the crash, Crowther was busy with Lord's Taverners events and functions as well as charity work and public appearances, and, on the previous day, 2 October, had been to a dinner in Swansea. That night, he stayed at a hotel in Birmingham and then opened Allied Carpets stores in West Bromwich on 3 October. Crowther was returning home when the crash occurred. At first, Crowther did not appear to be seriously injured. He couldn't remember what had happenedNewcastle Journal - Monday 05 October 1992 but he was able to tell the traffic police his personal details, including his home telephone number and what tablets he was taking for a heart condition and a faulty heart valve after telling them to contact his family to inform them of the accident. He was taking Anti-coagulants and had been diagnosed with heart trouble three years earlier when he complained of feeling breathless. However, after being taken to Cheltenham General Hospital, his condition rapidly deteriorated, and he lapsed into unconsciousness. A brain scan revealed a blood clot had formed on the left-hand side of his brain. Crowther was taken to Bristol's Frenchay Hospital for brain surgery to remove the blood clot that evening. The operation took four hours.Newcastle Journal - Monday 05 October 1992 On the morning of 5 October, a further brain scan revealed that another blood clot, the size of a small apple, had formed on the left frontal lobe of the brain.https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12585851.crowther-in-fight-for-life-as-second-clot-removed/ Crowther then underwent a second brain operation lasting two hours, and a tracheotomy was needed to help him breathe. He remained in a coma for 17 days. He was allowed to spend Christmas Day 1992 at home but was a patient in Frenchay Hospital until 12 February, 1993. After his discharge, he underwent months of occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Later career and retirement Crowther was appointed a CBE in the 1993 New Year Honours list in recognition of his years of charity work and in July 1993 he went to Buckingham Palace to