Morgan Freeman in 'good spirits' after car crash

US: Oscar-winning movie actor Morgan Freeman suffered multiple broken bones, but escaped with his life following a serious one-car crash, his representative said Monday.

Freeman was in "good spirits" and confident of making a full recovery after the crash left him with multiple broken bones, his spokeswoman Donna Lee said.

The 71-year-old star, who won an Academy Award for his role in 2004's "Million Dollar Baby," was being treated in hospital in Memphis following the single vehicle accident late Sunday near Ruleville, Mississippi.

Lee told AFP in a statement that Freeman had suffered a "broken arm, elbow and minor shoulder damage" but was talking and in "good spirits" when she spoke to the actor earlier Monday.

Memphis, Tennessee, Tuesday, AFP