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Former US President Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall

Jimmy Carter. Photo: Courtesy.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized with a minor pelvic fracture after a fall on Monday night, the Carter Center said on Tuesday, the second such accident this month for the nation’s oldest living president.

Carter fell at his home in Plains, Georgia, the center said in a post on Twitter, but added, “he is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home.”

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