Los Angeles 7/19/2012 3:39:57 AM
News / Entertainment

Actress Halle Berry Injured in Accident on Movie Set

Accident-prone Halle Berry was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after suffering a head injury on the set of her new movie.

Both TMZ and X17 reported that Berry that she was injured while on the set of a new thriller called Hive which stars Abigail Breslin and Jennifer Lawrence, at around 10 p.m.

There are however conflicting reports about how she injured herself. TMZ reported that Berry fell onto concrete and injured her head. X17 says that she was hit in the head by a falling object.

Berry’s rep said in a statement, “Halle Berry suffered a minor head injury while shooting a fight sequence on the set her film, The Hive. She was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but she checked out healthy and was released. She’ll continue production as planned.”

This isn’t Berry’s first accident while filming a movie. Last year, Halle broke her foot on an off day in Spain.

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