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US Secretary of State
John Kerry pictured in March riding his bike in Lausanne during a break in Iran
nuclear talks ©Fabrice Coffrini (AFP)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry was hospitalized in Geneva
on Sunday after a cycling accident across the border in France, the State
Department said.
He was flown by
helicopter to the Geneva University Hospital "where he is currently being
evaluated" following the accident in Scionzier, France, near Chamonix in
the French Alps, a statement said, adding that Kerry, 71, had "likely
suffered a leg injury".
The accident occurred at
around 9:40 am (0740 GMT), the statement said.
"Paramedics and a
physician were on the scene with the secretary's motorcade at the time of the
accident," it said, adding that Kerry "is stable and... did not lose
consciousness."
Kerry held talks Saturday
in Geneva with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in efforts to
secure a nuclear deal ahead of a June 30 deadline.
The talks did not go into a
second day as planned after Tehran rejected a key Western demand for site
inspections.
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