Nicole Kidman in accident

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Nicole Kidman was taken to a hospital afterthe Jaguar she was in crashed early Thursday during downtown shooting of the science fiction thriller "The Invasion," Police said. Kidman, 39, was examined at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and then released a short time later. Paramedics were called to examine Kidman for injuries before she was taken to the hospital, Police said."Nicole Kidman was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. She was released shortly thereafter." Warner Bros. said in a statement. No other actors were involved in the scene at the time of the accident, the studio said. The Jaguar was being towed by a camera rig that skidded while taking a corner and caused Kidman's car to hit a pole on West Sixth Street, police said. The actress was wearing a seat belt."The stund driver apparently went off course and hit a light post at about 1 a.m," Police officer Karen Smith said. Eight people, including Kidman, stuntmen and cameramen, were taken to the hospitals for examination and were releaseed, Smith said. Warner Bros,l said two crew members had minor injuries. Read more here http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070125/ap_en_mo/people_kidman