Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson injured in car crash

LONDON - British comedy actor Rowan Atkinson, best known for playing the character Mr Bean, suffered a minor injury in a car accident, emergency services said Friday.

Car enthusiast Atkinson needed hospital treatment Thursday after the McLaren F1 car he was driving spun off the road near the village of Haddon, eastern England, before crashing into a tree and a lamppost.

The 56-year-old walked away from the accident before firefighters arrived and put out the blaze.