North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson hospitalized with second-degree burns following incident at campaign event

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns at Northern Regional Hospital “following an incident at a campaign event” in Mount Airy Friday evening, according to Mike Lonergan, communications director for Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign.

Lonergan added in a statement that Robinson “is in good spirits, appreciates the outpouring of well wishes and is excited to return to the campaign trail as planned first thing tomorrow morning.”

Robinson’s burns were the result of an accident at a car show and no foul play was involved, a law enforcement source told CNN.

Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, had made several campaign stops in the state on Friday, according to a previously provided timeline and social media posts. His final stop was the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy, where the incident occurred.

The campaign provided no further details about the incident.

NewsNation was first to report his hospitalization, which a source close to his campaign confirmed to CNN earlier Friday evening.

Robinson’s hospitalization comes amid continued fallout from CNN’s reporting on the lieutenant governor’s inflammatory comments on a pornographic website’s forum.

Many prominent Republicans have sought to distance themselves from Robinson afterward, including former President Donald Trump, who did not mention Robinson during a recent campaign stop in North Carolina, although he did. already supported.

National Republican groups have also withdrawn their financial support for Robinson as several of his campaign managers have resigned and his top aide is set to resign.

As the embattled candidate continues to campaign, a new CNN poll shows the race shifting away from Robinson. The poll, released Friday and conducted by SSRS after CNN KFile’s report, shows Democrat Josh Stein leading Robinson 53% to 36% among likely voters.

This story has been updated with additional reporting.

CNN’s Josh Campbell and Kaanita Iyer contributed to this report.

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