John Kerry breaks leg in Alps biking accident along Tour de France route

Originally published on 01 June, 2015

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SCIONZIER, FRANCE — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right leg in an accident while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route near Scionzier, France on Sunday and is returning to the United States, according to a Reuters report citing his spokesman.

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On Sunday the US Secretary of State was riding his bike when he hit a curb about 25 miles southeast of the Swiss border Kerry was treated on the scene by his traveling medical staff who arranged a helicopter transport to a Swiss hospital about ten minutes away x-rays there

Confirmed that Kerry fractured his right femur because the fracture is near the site of a prior hip surgery Kerry will be transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for further treatment