Kerry set to fly home with broken leg
GENEVA -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to fly to Boston Monday after staying overnight in a Swiss hospital to receive treatment for a broken leg incurred in a bicycle crash. It was unclear how long he will be grounded once he returns to the U.S.
Kerry fractured his right femur Sunday when he struck a curb with his bicycle and fell on a regular Tour de France route about 25 miles southeast of Geneva.
He was in stable condition and was receiving treatment at Geneva's main medical center. He was to receive further care at Massachusetts General Hospital once he returns home. There was no word on whether he would need an operation.
Kerry was in Switzerland for talks on Iran's nuclear program when he hit a curb with his bike near Scionzier, France, about 25 miles southeast of the Swiss border. The accident forced him to scrap the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan said Kerry was wearing safety gear at the time of the crash, and is an avid cyclist. Kerry can often be spotted transporting his bike on his government plane so he can ride during breaks in his diplomatic work.
During discussions in late March and early April between world powers and Iran, he took several bike trips during breaks. Those talks were in Lausanne, Switzerland, and led to a framework agreement.
Kerry had been in Geneva for six hours of meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday as the sides work to seal a comprehensive nuclear accord by June 30.