U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has cut short an international trip after breaking his leg in a bike accident outside Geneva, Switzerland.
Kerry was hospitalized Sunday after being flown by helicopter to Hospital University Geneva following the accident.
The State Department said Kerry did not lose consciousness, is stable and expected to make a full recovery. Paramedics and a physician were with Kerry's motorcade at the time of the accident.
Kerry, who fractured his femur, will receive further treatment in Boston. A spokesperson said that because the injury is near the site of his prior hip surgery, Kerry will be treated by the same doctor who performed that surgery.
He was in Switzerland for talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on reaching a nuclear deal before the June 30 deadline.
Those talks did not continue Sunday as originally planned, after Iran rejected a Western demand to allow site inspections.
Kerry had been due to travel to Spain for talks and then on to Paris for a conference on fighting the Islamic State group. A spokesperson says he plans to participate in the IS conference remotely.
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