Freeman released from hospital
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Morgan Freeman rolled the car he was driving several times. (Reuters)
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman says he's feeling "real good" after being released from a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital where he was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a car crash.
Freeman, 71, lost control of the car he was driving late on Sunday night (local time) near a home he keeps in Charleston, Mississippi, and was airlifted to the trauma centre of the Regional Medical Centre in Memphis.
"I left the hospital today, just after 12 noon, Memphis time," the co-star of the blockbuster Batman sequel The Dark Knight said in a brief statement.
"I'm doing very well. I feel real good."
He also thanked hospital staff and well-wishers, saying: "It's great to know people care about you."
Freeman's publicist, Donna Lee, said on Monday the actor suffered a broken arm and elbow and "minor shoulder damage" but was expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery.
Entertainment Tonight reported on its website that Freeman underwent surgery on Monday to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand.
A passenger and owner of the car Freeman was driving - a female identified as Demaris Meyer - was also injured, but no information has been released regarding her condition.
Ms Lee said Freeman and his wife of 24 years are in the midst of a divorce and have been estranged for some time.
Police have ruled out alcohol as a factor in the crash and say it is possible Freeman fell asleep at the wheel when the car careened off the highway and rolled over several times.
No other vehicle was involved and no citation was issued in connection with the accident.
Freeman won an Oscar in 2005 for his supporting role in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby.
He also earned Oscar nominations for his work in the films Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption.
- Reuters
