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Following up on our initial report. ... Ben Roethlisberger is in serious but stable condition and in surgery this afternoon following a serious head injury this morning after his motorcycle collided with a car in Pittsburgh, police said.

According to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporters Jill King Greenwood and Karen Roebuck, Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw and injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said.

A plastic surgeon has been summoned. Several teammates, including backup quarterback Charlie Batch, linebacker Joey Porter and safety Mike Logan, arrived at the hospital emergency room but did not comment.

"He is right now in the (operating room) undergoing some surgery from injuries he received in this accident today," said Dr. Larry Jones, chief of trauma and burns at Mercy Hospital, said a short time ago. "He was talking to me before he left for the [operating room]. He's coherent. He's making sense. He knows what happened."

For the record, ESPN.com insider John Clayton reports that Roethlisberger's injuries could take between 7-8 weeks to heal. Such a timetable would allow him to return before the end of training camp.

That included the knee injuries -- which Clayton doesn't seem to believe to be as severe as the Tribune-Review report.

In case you missed it, Roethlisberger, 24, who was not wearing a helmet, collided with a Chrysler New Yorker shortly before 11:25 a.m. and was thrown off his motorcycle, flying head-first into the car's windshield "with a pretty good force," said a veteran city police officer.

According to the Tribune-Review account, Roethlisberger was talking and moving his arms and legs after the accident. He suffered injuries to his face and lost several teeth, according to city firefighters.

Roethlisberger reportedly slammed into the windshield, rolled over the car and landed on the pavement, striking his head again, a woman who witnessed the accident told the Tribune-Review.

The witness, who declined to give her name, asked Roethlisberger several times if he was OK. He eventually replied, "My name is Ben."

He asked: "Where am I?"

"You're at the Armstrong Tunnel," the witness said.

"What city is that in?" he said.

"Pittsburgh," the woman replied.

Roethlisberger fell silent for about a minute and then tried to stand up.

"I'm OK," he said.

"No you're not," said the woman, who instructed him to stay still. ...

Meanwhile, the Steelers released the following statement a short time ago: "On behalf of everyone within the Steelers organization, I want to express my concern for Ben Roethlisberger," said Steelers president Art Rooney II. "I am sure Ben knows that we are praying for his complete recovery. So far, we have been encouraged by the early reports from the medical team at Mercy Hospital.

"Our public relations staff will pass along any additional updates as we receive them from the hospital."

I'll continue to follow this story closely; keep an eye on the News & Views section of this site for late-breaking updates and the Headline News section for move in-depth coverage.