Clooney recovering after being hit by car in Italy
ACTOR George Clooney smashed into the windscreen of a car after his motorbike was involved in a collision on a busy Italian road.
The actor was taken to hospital after he was hit by a Mercedes on the Italian island of Sardinia. But he was released after treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.
The Italian Carabinieri said the crash happened at 8.15am yesterday on State Road 125 from Puntaldia towards Olbia.
A spokesman added: “A car (a Mercedes E SW) did not respect the right of way and hit him. George Clooney fell and slammed the windshield of the Mercedes.
“The car driver called the 112, the emergency number of Carabinieri, and they sent the Municipal Police, an ambulance and the Fire Department.
“MRI was negative, and he is not seriously injured. George Clooney has already been discharged and he stays well.”
The actor is in Sardinia filming ‘Catch 22’, a TV adaptation of Joseph Heller’s book of the same name.
The mini-series will be his first television role since 2009, when he made his last appearance on ER.