Story highlights Kerry broke femur, will seek treatment in Boston, State Department says

Medical personnel in his motorcade took immediate care of the secretary

He was in Geneva for talks with Iran over its nuclear program

(CNN) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right femur in a cycling accident in Scionzier, France, on Sunday morning, State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

The injury is near the site of a previous hip surgery, so Kerry will return to Boston for treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital with his doctor who did the prior surgery, the spokesman said in a statement.

Kerry, who was flown to a hospital in nearby Geneva, Switzerland, initially planned on flying back to the United States on Sunday but later decided to spend the night in the hospital as a precautionary measure, Kirby said.

The spokesman said Kerry was in "great spirits and active" and has had a number of phone calls, including one with President Barack Obama.

Kerry regrets that he won't be able to visit Spain as planned, and he also won't be able to attend the Paris counter-ISIL coalition ministerial meeting on Tuesday. He will participate in the Paris meeting remotely, Kirby said. (ISIL is another name for the terror network, ISIS.)

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