The Charlotte Observer is reporting that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was injured in a two-car crash in Charlotte today. Newton’s pickup truck was overturned and he was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.
Observer reporter Jonathan Jones tweeted these photos from the scene:
Cam Newton’s car overturned just above I 277 pic.twitter.com/i5UjckyfbF
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 9, 2014
#BREAKING: @WBTV_News is live with breaking news on the wreck involving Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. pic.twitter.com/FJ6uidwXIC — Amanda Bazemore (@AmandaBazemore) December 9, 2014
Witnesses indicated Newton’s truck flipped over four times, according to WSOC9’s Mark Mecker.
#BREAKING: @WBTV_News‘s SKY 3 over Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte after Panthers QB Cam Newton injured in wreck. pic.twitter.com/RoJwVWG819 — Amanda Bazemore (@AmandaBazemore) December 9, 2014
[MORE] #BREAKING: @CameronNewton involved in crash http://t.co/MIV6bVHNXz #panthers #nfl pic.twitter.com/NuYAniryW0
— WBTV News (@WBTV_News) December 9, 2014
Cam Newton is conscious and smiling after crash in uptown Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/tx6R9qisSh — Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) December 9, 2014
#BREAKING RT @SteveCrumpWBTV: CMPD source says no injuries to Cam Newton.He didn’t want to be transported. Taken to hospital as precaution.
— WBTV News (@WBTV_News) December 9, 2014
