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George Clooney reported hurt in motorcycle crash in Italy

According to local Italian media reports, Hollywood actor George Clooney has been injured in an accident when his motorbike was hit by a car on Italian island of Sardinia.

Published July 10,2018
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Italian media say actor George Clooney has been hospitalized after he was involved in an accident while riding a motorcycle in Sardinia.

Local daily La Nuova Sardegna says Clooney's injuries aren't serious, but that he was taken to the John Paul II hospital emergency room.

The daily says the 57-year-old Clooney had been headed to a film set on Tuesday when his motorbike was hit by a car. Private Mediaset, citing gossip magazine Chi, said the accident occurred near Costa Corallina, in the province of Olbia.

Clooney has a home on the Italian mainland, on Lake Como.

The hospital stated Clooney was released Tuesday. Local media that had gathered at the hospital said Clooney is believed to have left through a side exit.