Nicole Kidman was treated and released at a hospital Thursday after suffering minor injuries in a car crash during downtown shooting of the science-fiction thriller "The Invasion," police said.

Kidman, 39, was examined at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and then released a short time later. Paramedics were called to examine Kidman before she was taken to the hospital, police said.

"Nicole Kidman was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. She was released shortly thereafter," Warner Bros. said in a statement.

The Oscar-winning actress stars as a Washington psychiatrist who unearths the origin of an alien epidemic. She was shooting a scene involving an escape from zombielike characters who are on the hood of the car.

No other actors were involved in the scene at the time of the accident, the studio said.

Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc., also said production continued after the crash and Kidman was expected back on the set Thursday.

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THE CRASH

Kidman was in a Jaguar being towed by a camera rig that skidded while taking a corner and caused Kidman's car to hit a pole on West Sixth Street, police said. The actress was wearing a seat belt.

"The stunt driver apparently went off course and hit a light post at about 1 a.m.," police Officer Karen Smith said.

Eight people, including Kidman, stuntmen and cameramen, were taken to hospitals for examination and were released, police Officer Karen Smith said. Warner Bros. said two crew members had minor injuries.

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