George Clooney Suffers Minor Injuries Following Scooter Accident
George Clooney was rushed to an Italian hospital on Tuesday after he was involved in a scooter accident on the island of Sardinia, according to reports.
The local paper La Nuova reported that the 57-year-old Oscar-winning actor fell off his scooter somewhere along a state road to Costa Corallina, in the province of Olbia. Clooney is on the island currently shooting the Hulu limited series Catch-22 and was heading to set when the crash took place, according to the Associated Press.
As police explained to NBC reporter Claudio Lavanga, Clooney's accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. after another driver in a car reportedly did not "respect the right of way" and cut in front of Clooney, causing the crash.
#carabinieri in Olbia tell @NBCNews "“At 08am @georgeclooney was riding his scooter on the State Road 125 towards Olbia. A car did not respect the right of way and hit him. He fell. The car driver called an ambulance. MRI was negative, and he is not seriously injured."
- ClaudioLavanga (@Lavanga) July 10, 2018
Following the accident, the driver of the car helped Clooney by calling for emergency services. At the hospital the star reportedly complained of slight trauma to the pelvis and a few bumps and bruises. People reports that Clooney underwent an MRI, and that his wife, leading human rights attorney Amal Clooney, rushed to be by his side. The actor was released just hours later, and he and his wife left out of a side entrance of the hospital.
George Clooney all'ospedale: con la sua moto è finito contro un'auto che stava svoltando https://t.co/yG2jA4OomJ pic.twitter.com/MqZDD7oKpU
- La Nuova Sardegna (@lanuovasardegna) July 10, 2018
An Italian police commander named Giovanni Mannoni confirmed to CNN that Clooney sustained no serious injuries or even a broken bone. However, as a precaution, the hospital's staff will monitor Clooney as an outpatient for the next 20 days, he added.
The actor told police he will likely head back to the film's set in a few days to resume work, but in case he needs a bit more assistance, here's a guide to getting back into a normal routine following an injury.
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