Actor Kevin Hart injured in Los Angeles car accident

In Los Angeles, actor Kevin Hart suffered major injuries in a car accident early on Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. Hart, 40, was being driven in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda shortly after midnight on Mulholland Highway when the driver lost control of the car and it tumbled down an embankment, CHP said in a statement. CHP did not elaborate on the nature of Hart's injuries, but TMZ reported that he injured his back.

The driver, Jared Black, also suffered major injuries in the accident. He was not under the influence of alcohol at the time, CHP said. Hart was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center and the driver was taken to another hospital.