American actress Anne Heche was hospitalized and is in serious condition after a car accident in Los Angeles on Friday, several US media reported.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said a car crashed into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood, “causing structural damage and a massive fire.” The woman behind the wheel was “hospitalized in critical condition,” they added.
Several US media have confirmed reports from TMZ, a publication specializing in celebrity coverage, that the driver of the blue Mini Cooper is Anne Heche.
More than an hour to extinguish the fire
The 53-year-old actress’ vehicle first hit the garage of a building, before crashing into the Mar Vista villa, causing extensive damage according to the media.
The 60 firefighters took more than an hour to mobilize to extinguish the fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
Anne Heche acted in a large number of films in the 1990s, including six days, seven nights Where donnie brasco. She is also known for her role in the telenovela Another worldwhich earned him a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991.
In the 1990s, he was in a high-profile relationship with host Ellen DeGeneres.
Source: BFM TV