Morgan Freeman To Be Released From Hospital This Week

Morgan Freeman is due to leave hospital at the end of the week following his involvement in a serious car crash this past weekend which required him to undergo surgery on his arm and shoulder.

The Dark Knight actor and a female passenger had to be cut free from the wreckage and airlifted to the Regional Medical Center (The Med) in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday night, after the actor lost control of his vehicle on the highway near his home in Charleston, Mississippi.

The 71-year-old suffered a broken arm and shoulder when he flipped his car over in the crash.

And Freeman's publicist Donna Lee has confirmed her client is making progress and looking forward to returning home.

In a statement released yesterday, she says: "Morgan is doing well after his surgery last night to reconnect nerves and repair damage in his left arm and hand.

"The surgery last night lasted four and a half hours. He's visiting with family this morning. As of this morning he's up and walking around and looking forward to his release in a few days."

Freeman was said to be "in good spirits" on Monday when he arrived at the hospital before his surgery took place.

His passenger Demaris Meyer, whose relationship to Freeman is unknown, is reportedly suffering from minor injuries but is "in good condition".