RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) - The mayor of Rutherford County shared an update Friday that he is on the mend after a horse accident earlier this week.

Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr was hospitalized at Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Center with nine broken ribs, a lacerated liver and a semi-collapsed lung as a result of the incident.

In a video posted to Facebook , Carr said he expects to go home Friday.

“The pain is pretty significant, as much as I’ve ever had to deal with, but we’re progressing nicely and I fully expect that I’ll be discharged later today,” he said in the selfie video posted Friday morning. RELATED: Rutherford County mayor hospitalized after horse accident causes broken ribs, partial lung collapse

Later in the afternoon, photos posted to the county page show th

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