British comedy actor Rowan Atkinson, best known for the character Mr. Bean, was released from hospital Friday after being treated for an injury sustained when his supercar crashed into a tree.
Atkinson is thought to have suffered a minor shoulder injury after the McLaren F1 car he was driving spun off the road Thursday near the village of Haddon, Cambridgeshire, before crashing into a tree and bursting into flames. The 56-year-old car enthusiast walked away from the accident before firefighters arrived and put out the blaze, emergency services said.
After receiving treatment overnight, Atkinson left hospital at around 3:00 pm (1400 GMT) via a back door flanked by four security guards. He refused to comment to waiting journalists before being driven away in an ambulance.
A local police spokesman said officers were "called to the scene of a single vehicle collision on the A605 near Haddon at about 7:30 pm (1830 GMT) yesterday. The driver of the vehicle, a man, was taken to Peterborough City Hospital." A police source confirmed the man involved was Atkinson.
An ambulance spokesman said he had suffered "a minor shoulder injury."
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