Veteran country star David Allan Coe has been injured in a car crash in Florida.

The 73-year-old singer was taken to hospital in Ocala on Tuesday (19Mar13) after his car collided with a truck as he drove through an intersection.

Coe's manager Bruce Smith tells news website Ocala.com the star is "doing Ok" and his wife is at his bedside.

The other driver, Robert Johnson, and his passenger, Lisa Meade, also received medical treatment after the accident.

Coe has called off forthcoming concerts in St. Louis, Missouri, and Louisville, Kentucky, as he recovers.