Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker dies at 40 in tragic car accident

Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker
dies at 40 in tragic car accident
Woke up to this unbelievably sad news. Paul
Walker, the actor who played undercover agent
Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious movies, is
dead. He was killed yesterday afternoon Saturday
November 30th in a tragic car accident in
California. He had been shooting another
installment of the Fast & Furious franchise in
Atlanta but returned home to California for
thanksgiving when the accident occurred while on
his way back from a charity event.
Paul Walker was a passenger in a Porsche
Carrera GT driven by his longtime friend, Roger
Rodas, who lost control and crashed into a light
pole and tree in the community of Valencia, north
of Los Angeles. When police arrived at the scene
of the accident, the car was in flames and the two
men inside the car were declared dead at the
scene. Paul was just 40.
"It is with a truly heavy heart that we must
confirm that Paul Walker passed away today
in a tragic car accident while attending a
charity event for his organisation Reach Out
Worldwide. He was a passenger in a friend's
car, in which both lost their lives. We are
stunned and saddened beyond belief by this
news." A statement on Paul's Facebook page
said.
His co-star Vin Diesel said in a post on Instagram
that he was speechless: "Brother I will miss you
very much. I am absolutely speechless. Heaven
has gained a new Angel. Rest in Peace."
See pics from the burned-out wreckage of the red
Porsche by the side of the road after the cut...
Roger Rodas was helped to establish Paul
Walker's charity Reach Out Worldwide. He was the
CEO of Always Evolving, a performance shop for
high end vehicles owned by Walker, located in
Valencia.
Paul Walker is survived by a 15 year old daughter
named Meadow.