Veteran actor Morgan Freeman has reportedly been involved in a serious car accident in Mississippi.
The Dark Knight star was said to be travelling with an unnamed female passenger just north of the small town of Ruleville at around 11.30pm local time on Sunday when the crash occurred. No other vehicles were involved.
According to online reports, Freeman was airlifted to a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, where he is currently receiving treatment. The extent of his injuries are unknown, but state troopers tell website TMZ.com that the actor was talking at the scene of the accident before he was taken to hospital.
The condition of Freeman's passenger is also unknown.
Alcohol is not believed to have been a factor in the accident, although further details were unavailable as WENN went to press.
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Latest: Morgan Freeman is in good spirits despite suffering serious injuries in a Mississippi car accident on Sunday, according to new reports.
The 71-year-old actor was reportedly driving in Mississippi's Tallahatchie County with a female passenger identified as Demaris Meyer, when he lost control of his vehicle, flipping his car several times.
The accident occurred on Mississippi Highway 32, 6.4 kilometres (four miles) west of Charleston, near Freeman's home.
Charleston's Sun Sentinel editor Clay McFerrin reports Freeman's 1997 Nissan Maxima appeared to have been airborne before it left the highway and landed in a ditch. But he adds the actor remained in good spirits despite being surrounded by emergency crews at the scene.
He says, "They had to use the jaws of life to extract him from the vehicle. He was lucid, conscious. He was talking, joking with some of the rescue workers at one point."
Freeman and Meyer were reportedly airlifted from the scene and admitted to the Regional Medical Center (The Med) in Memphis, Tennessee. The Shawshank Redemption actor is being held in the highest trauma unit there and remains in serious condition, according to the facility's spokeswoman, Kathy Stringer.
Celebrity website TMZ.com reports Freeman has broken several ribs and injured his knee in the accident, although both passengers were wearing seat belts at the time.
Bill Luckett, friend and co-owner of Freeman's Mississippi restaurant Madidi, confirms Freeman's condition has continued to improve, adding the star was sitting up and talking during a hospital visit on Monday.
According to reports, Meyer is suffering from minor injuries but is "all in all in good condition".
Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Sergeant Ben Williams has confirmed Freeman was involved in a wreck, but has not commented on local reports that allege the actor fell asleep at the wheel prior to the collision, adding that he was still gathering information and details on the incident.
Latest: Actor Morgan Freeman has been released from a Tennessee hospital - just days after he was involved in a serious weekend car crash.
Freeman and a female passenger had to be cut free from the wreckage and airlifted to the Regional Medical Center (The Med) in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday night, after the actor lost control of his vehicle on the highway near his home in Charleston, Mississippi.
Kathy Stringer, a spokeswoman for The Med, said Freeman was discharged on Thursday after undergoing surgery, but gave no further details.
The 71-year-old Oscar winner was said to be "in good spirits" on Monday when he arrived at the hospital before his surgery took place, repairing a broken arm, broken elbow and shoulder damage.
He will be required to wear a neck brace for six to eight months, according to his attorney and business partner Bull Luckett.
Luckett adds: "The doctors have said it will be six months to a year before he plays golf again. He hates that."
Freeman's passenger, Demaris Meyer - whose relationship to the actor is unknown - has reportedly suffered only minor injuries in the accident.
that was quick.
looks like we wont be seeing him in any more films for at least a year
I remember my car accident, few inches to the left and i wouldn't be writing this right now. In fact, i wouldn't write anything at all ever again. I hope he gets well soon.
That sucks 
