Report: NFL QB Cam Newton involved in ‘serious car accident’ in North Carolina

Shocking news from the US

Carolina Panthers star man, QB Cam Newton, has been involved what local TV crews are describing as 'a serious car accident' in Charlotte this afternoon. Pictures from the scene purport to show Newton on a stretcher after the collision which involved two cars, and resulted in Newton's car being flipped onto its side.

Cam Newton on a stretcher. Just loaded in ambulance pic.twitter.com/TP7rSRKXua — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014

Cam Newton's car overturned just above I 277 pic.twitter.com/i5UjckyfbF — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014

There are no reports on the extent of Newton's, or anyone else's, injuries at this stage but we will keep you posted UPDATE: Reports now that Newton was communicating with the ambulance crew.

CMPD officer just confirmed to me Newton was driving. Said he was able to communicate — Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014

UPDATE 2: Latest images show Newton conscious and smiling

Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/tx6R9qisSh — Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) December 9, 2014

UPDATE 3: 19.38: Newton is now being assessed at the hospital and will remian there overnight.No fractures or serious injuries have been reported thus far. UPDATE 4: 20.37: The Panthers have confirmed that Newton has in fact suffered two fractures to his back, an injury similar to the one suffered by Dallas QB Tony Romo.

Further testing revealed that Cam Newton has two transverse process fractures in his lower back and no further internal injuries.

— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 9, 2014