Panthers' Cam Newton in hospital after car crash

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was undergoing tests and will spend the night in the hospital after being involved in a two-vehicle crash not far from the team's stadium in Charlotte, the team said today.

Television footage showed Newton on a stretcher being placed in an ambulance. The Panthers said he was in fair condition at Carolinas Medical Center, where he will remain overnight for observation.

Photos from The Charlotte Observer showed the 25-year-old Newton smiling as he was attended to by an officer on the ground.

A black pickup truck that Charlotte Mecklenburg police spokesman Robert said Newton was driving was overturned on the roadway with debris scattered all over the street. The roof was caved in and a tow truck later was hauling it away. Another car that appeared to be involved in the crash had front-end damage.

The police were investigating how the crash happened on a bridge that crosses busy Interstate 277 in the shadow of Bank of America Stadium, where the Panthers play.