50 Cent in ‘bad accident’ on LIE, released from hospital

50 Cent was put on a stretcher and taken to... — 50 Cent was put on a stretcher and taken to a hospital in Flushing after his SUV was rear-ended by a Mack truck on the Long Island Expressway early Tuesday morning. (June 26, 2012) Credit: thisis50.com

By FRANK LOVECESpecial to NewsdayJune 26, 2012

Hip-hop star 50 Cent was released from a Flushing hospital Tuesday after an early-morning car accident on the Long Island Expressway.

A representative for the rapper, born Curtis Jackson, said in a statement to Newsday: “Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson was involved in a car accident in New York early Tuesday morning. He was taken to New York Hospital Queens where he was treated for minor neck and back injuries. He was released Tuesday morning and is doing fine.”

The website said 50 Cent’s driver was also hospitalized.