Cam Newton injured in car crash with Carolina Panthers quarterback suffering two fractured back bones. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was involved in a car accident which saw his Dodge truck flip ‘two or three times’ in Charlotte.
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Newton miraculously escaped serious injury, but the Panthers announced that he suffered two transverse process fractures in his lower back. The 25-year-old will remain in Carolina’s Medical Center overnight for tests. Newton was treated at the scene for 20 minutes before he was taken to hospital on a stretcher, with a vehicle believed to be his black pick-up truck pictured with the roof caved in and debris on the road.
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‘He’ll stay overnight but there are no more tests scheduled, and that’s it.’ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department spokesperson Rob Tufano, confirmed Newton was involved in a two-car accident. ‘Both Newton, who was the driver of the truck, and the driver of the sedan were taken to (a) hospital with non-life threatening injuries,’ Tufano said. ‘Police are continuing to investigate.’
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An eyewitness saw Newton’s vehicle flip ‘two or three times,’ The Observer’s Jonathan Jones told NFL Network. Newton led the Panthers to their fourth win of the season on Sunday with a 41-10 win at divisional rivals New Orleans, with Carolina still in the hunt for a play-off spot. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered the same injury earlier in the season during the defeat to the Washington Redskins and missed one game.