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Report: Canadiens' Kassian hospitalized with minor injuries following car accident

Eric Bolte / Reuters

Montreal Canadiens forward Zack Kassian was reportedly taken to hospital Sunday morning following a car accident.

Kassian suffered minor injuries in the early morning crash, the Canadiens confirmed to TVA's Renaud Lavoie.

The 24-year-old is under the care of team doctors, Canadiens spokesman Donald Beauchamp told The Montreal Gazette.

Montreal police spokesman Manuel Couture told the publication that a 20-year-old woman was driving the truck, which reportedly ran into a tree in the residential neighborhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grace around 6 a.m. ET Sunday.

Couture said speed did not appear to be a factor in the crash.

Kassian was acquired by the Canadiens in a July 1 trade with the Vancouver Canucks for forward Brandon Prust.

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