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Actor Paul Walker and one other person were killed in a fiery vehicle crash Saturday in Valencia, the Associated Press reported. Representatives for Walker confirmed the news of his death on the actor’s social media accounts.
The actor “passed away in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,” according to a post on Walker’s Facebook page. “He was a passenger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives.”
News of his death was first reported by the website TMZ.
Walker, 40, was best known for his role in the “Fast and Furious” movie franchise. Universal Studios, which produced the films, issued a statement Saturday evening.
“All of us at Universal are heartbroken,” the statement said. “Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the ‘Fast and Furious’ films, and to countless fans. We send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Paul’s family.”
Sheriff’s deputies responded about 3:30 p.m. to the 28300 block of Rye Canyon loop, where they found a vehicle engulfed in flames, according to a statement issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and extinguished the fire, the statement said.
Two victims were located inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene, the Sheriff’s Department said.
An investigation into the cause of the collision was underway.
The actor “passed away in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,” according to a post on Walker’s Facebook page. “He was a passenger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives.”
News of his death was first reported by the website TMZ.
Walker, 40, was best known for his role in the “Fast and Furious” movie franchise. Universal Studios, which produced the films, issued a statement Saturday evening.
“All of us at Universal are heartbroken,” the statement said. “Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the ‘Fast and Furious’ films, and to countless fans. We send our deepest and most sincere condolences to Paul’s family.”
Sheriff’s deputies responded about 3:30 p.m. to the 28300 block of Rye Canyon loop, where they found a vehicle engulfed in flames, according to a statement issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and extinguished the fire, the statement said.
Two victims were located inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene, the Sheriff’s Department said.
An investigation into the cause of the collision was underway.
