Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured in a motorcycle accident late Monday morning at the intersection of Second Avenue and the 10th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh.

According to published reports, Roethlisberger was traveling on Second Avenue when a vehicle coming in the opposite direction turned left in front of him. Roethlisberger was unable to stop and hit the passenger side door of the vehicle.

Following the accident, Roethlisberger was transported to Mercy Hospital.

Dr. Larry Jones, Chief of Trauma at Mercy Hospital issued the following statement shortly before 2 p.m.:

"Mr. Roethlisberger is in serious but stable condition., He is right now in the operating room undergoing some surgery for injuries he received in this accident today. We want to leave it at that for right now. He is stable, and he was talking to me when he was leaving for the operating room. He is coherent, he's making sense, he knows what happened, he knows where he is. From that standpoint he is very stable."

Lt. Kevin Krauss of the Pittsburgh Police Department said police are investigating the accident and that he expected the department to issue a press release some time after 3 p.m. today.

"On behalf of everyone within the Steelers organization, I want to express my concern for Ben Roethlisberger," said Steelers president Art Rooney II. "I am sure Ben knows that we are praying for his complete recovery. So far, we have been encouraged by the early reports from the medical team at Mercy Hospital.

"Our public relations staff will pass along any additional updates as we receive them from the hospital."