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The Latest: Polish PM is flown to Warsaw after car accident

In this Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017 photo, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo arrives at a press conference. Szydlo was in a car wreck on Friday that involved a young driver in a Fiat 500 hitting her car from the side and was being checked out in a hospital, officials and news reports said, adding she was not badly hurt. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz )
In this Tuesday Feb. 7, 2017 photo, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo arrives at a press conference. Szydlo was in a car wreck on Friday that involved a young driver in a Fiat 500 hitting her car from the side and was being checked out in a hospital, officials and news reports said, adding she was not badly hurt. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz )

By Associated Press 3 min read

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The Latest on the car crash involving Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo. (all times local):

8:45 p.m.

Poland’s government spokesman says that Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo is in “good condition” after being in a car crash in southern Poland but will be flown to Warsaw for more medical tests.

The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the town of Oswiecim, which is Szydlo’s hometown. Officials say Szydlo was traveling in the second car in a convoy along the town’s main road when another car drove into Szydlo’s black Audi limousine, causing it to hit a tree.

Two security officials were also injured in the accident.