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Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, 71, reportedly was seriously injured in a car accident in Mississippi. Local Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Ben Williams said, that Freeman was driving a ‘97 Nissan Maxima when the car left a rural highway and flipped several times just before midnight Sunday.

Williams further reported, that neither Freeman, nor the other passenger and owner of the car were under influence of alcohol and were wearing seat belts. Freeman was conscious when rescued and was brought to the hospital by a helicopter.

As Freeman also plays a part in the latest Batman Blockbuster, rumors of mystery arose (yet again). Heath Ledger died of an overdose of sleeping medications and painkillers in January after wrapping filming on The Dark Knight. He had had trouble sleeping and his disturbing role as the psychopathic Joker was hard to shake, the actor told the press.

Batman/Bruce Wayne actor Christian Bale’s mother and sister filed a complaint with local police in London alleging the actor had assaulted them the day before the big Dark Knight premiere there.

Now Morgan Freeman, a third “Knight” star, has been in a one-car accident. Coincidences? Who knows…

[UPDATE] Here’s a pic from the scene:

[via TMZ, YouTube and LA Times]