Actor George Clooney injured in scooter accident in Italy: media

In this file photo taken on June 07, 2018 US actor George Clooney attends the 46th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award Gala at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (AFP)

A scooter stands next to a car following an accident near Olbia, on the island of Sardinia, Italy, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (AP)

• Clooney, 57, had just left his hotel on a motor scooter when he crashed into a small truck
• He was taken to hospital with a possible injury

ROME: The American actor and director George Clooney was injured in a scooter accident on the Italian island of Sardinia where he is working on a minizeries, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
Clooney, 57, had just left his hotel on a motor scooter when he crashed into a small truck, Italy’s Chi magazine said on its Web site.
He was taken to hospital with a possible injury and later discharged from the emergency room with a slight contusion on his knee, state news agency Ansa said.
Local police are investigating the accident, Ansa said. Clooney is in Sardinia to film a minizeries based on Joseph Heller’s book “Catch 22,” the news agency said.
Clooney achieved fame for his part in the medical drama ER. He has since won an Oscar for his role in the movie Syriana in 2006 and for co-producing the film Argo in 2012.