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Morgan Freeman seriously injured in car crash
Morgan Freeman. Photo: James Patterson/Getty
The Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman has been seriously injured in a car crash.
The accident happened on Sunday night, according to the Mississippi highway patrol. At around 11.30pm local time Freeman, 71, was driving east on Highway 32 when his car skidded off the road and flipped several times.
Freeman and a female passenger were extracted from the vehicle. The actor - who was apparently conscious and talking after the accident - was airlifted to a hospital in Memphis, where he was described as in a serious condition.
There was no word on the condition of the passenger.
After shooting to fame as Jessica Tandy's benign chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Freeman confirmed his place in Hollywood's A-list when he co-starred in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Freeman's career since has been consistently strong, with starring roles in Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Batman Begins (2005). He was most recently seen in Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel, The Dark Knight.
Freeman was due to star as Nelson Mandela in The Human Factor, currently in pre-production.