Photos: Paul Walker, 'Fast & Furious' star, dies in crash
A fiery car crash north of Los Angeles has killed 40-year-old Paul Walker, the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, and one other person in the vehicle. Deputies found a Porsche Carrera GT engulfed in flames when they responded to a report of a collision Saturday afternoon in the community of Valencia, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Two people who were found in the car were pronounced dead at the scene. Walker's publicist Ame Van Iden confirmed the actor's death. A statement on Walker's Facebook page said he was a passenger in a friend's car, and that Walker was in the area to attend a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide.
APTOPIX Paul Walker Crash
Amie Kaz, left, and Marjan Bauman and her daughter Alexandra Bauman, right, join others at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in the Southern California community of Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Paul Walker Crash
People stand around a roadway memorial at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in the Southern California community of Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Paul Walker Crash
A man views flowers and memorials at a roadside memorial at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in the Southern California community of Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Children write messages on a canvas set against a burned tree trunk at the roadside memorial for actor Paul Walker in Valencia, Calif. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Walker is believed to have been a passenger in the car that crashed and burned on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 as a charity event at a nearby car shop was winding down.(AP Photo/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Ryan Fonseca)
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People gather at the roadside memorial for actor Paul Walker in Valencia, Calif. on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. Walker is believed to have been a passenger in the car that crashed and burned on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 as a charity event at a nearby car shop was winding down.(AP Photo/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Ryan Fonseca)
Paul Walker Crash
Photos and messages are seen at a roadside memorial at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
APTOPIX Paul Walker Crash
Marjan Bauman, right, and her daughter Alexandra Bauman join others at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in the Southern California community of Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Paul Walker Crash
People view a roadside memorial at the site of the auto crash that took the life of actor Paul Walker and another man, in the small community of Valencia, Calif., Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. The neighborhood where "Fast & Furious" star Walker died in the one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were traveling in smashed into a light pole and tree. The two had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser at Rodas' custom car shop in Valencia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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U.S. actor Paul Walker wears a creation from the Colcci summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Paul Walker at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
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Paul Walker and Vin Diesel at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
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This film publicity image released by Universal Pictures shows Jordana Brewster, left, and Paul Walker in a scene from "Fast & Furious 6." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Giles Keyte)
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Actor Paul Walker poses during the photo call of the movie " Fast and Furious 5", in Rome Friday, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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US actor Paul Walker, arrives for the German premiere of the film 'Fast and Furious Five', in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Vin Diesel, left, and Paul Walker are shown in a scene from "Fast Five." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jaimie Trueblood)
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Actor Paul Walker smiles during the National Geographic Channel panel for "Second Annual Expedition Week" at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Actor Paul Walker, right, speaks as angler and producer Chris Fischer looks on, during the National Geographic Channel panel for "Second Annual Expedition Week" at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Cast member Paul Walker arrives at the premiere of "Fast & Furious" in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Cast member Paul Walker arrives at the premiere of "Fast & Furious" in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson
Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson at the World Premiere of Fast & Furious 6 in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
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Vin Diesel, left, Paul Walker, center, and Jordana Brewster, cast members in the upcoming film "Fast & Furious 6," take part in a Q&A session on the film at CinemaCon 2013 at Caesars Palace on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, from left, from the cast of "Fast & Furious" present the award for breakthrough performance at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision /AP)
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American model Erin Heatherton, left, Brazilian model Izabel Goulart, center, and U.S. actor Paul Walker wear creations from the Colcci summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez
Jordana Brewster, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, from left, from the cast of "Fast & Furious" present the award for breakthrough performance at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision /AP)