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Accident hospitalizes Tyson

 
Published Oct. 30, 1997|Updated Oct. 2, 2005

Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson suffered broken ribs Wednesday in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 84 in Manchester, Conn., and was expected to be hospitalized about two days, a hospital spokesman said.

Tyson was in stable condition, Hartford Hospital spokesman James Battaglio said.

"He's got some fractured ribs on the right side and any other injuries are still being evaluated," Battaglio said.

Tyson's motorcycle, reportedly traveling 20 mph, skidded about 5 p.m. when it hit some sand as it exited the highway. He was wearing a helmet. Battaglio said Tyson was driven to the hospital by a private car about 9 p.m. after first going home.

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_ Compiled from Times wires.