Morgan Freeman Update

MORGAN FREEMAN broke his shoulder and arm when he flipped his car over in Mississippi on Sunday night (03Aug08).

The actor and his passenger Demaris Meyer had to be cut from the wreckage and airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee after Morgan lost control of the vehicle on Highway 32, near his home in Charleston.

After initial concerns about his wellbeing, the 71-year-old’s publicist has confirmed Freeman is suffering broken bones, but is expected to make a "good" recovery.

He was visited in hospital on Monday (4Aug08) by Bill Luckett, friend and co-owner of Freeman’s Mississippi restaurant Madidi, who said the star was sitting up and talking.

Meyer, whose relationship to Freeman is unknown, is suffering from minor injuries but is "in good condition".

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Morgan Freeman In Serious Condition

Morgan Freeman is in serious condition after being involved in a car accident in Mississippi late Sunday night.

The 71-year-old Oscar winner, who currently costars in the blockbuster The Dark Knight, was driving in Tallahatchie County when the accident happened at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Mississippi Highway Patrol public affairs officer Sgt. Williams tells PEOPLE.

A passenger, whose name was not released, was also in the car with Freeman.

The actor was airlifted from the accident scene to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis, where a spokesperson says Freeman is currently in serious condition.

"All I can say is one word: His condition is serious," says Kathy Stringer, the hospital rep. She had no information on a possible other passenger from the vehicle.

Calls to Freeman's rep were not immediately returned.

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