{"id":317,"date":"2013-11-30T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/?p=317"},"modified":"2013-11-30T23:24:48","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:24:48","slug":"paul-walker-killed-in-fiery-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/2013\/11\/30\/paul-walker-killed-in-fiery-car-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Walker killed in fiery car crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-318\" alt=\"paulwalker\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/files\/2013\/11\/paulwalker.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/files\/2013\/11\/paulwalker.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/files\/2013\/11\/paulwalker-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/thebuzz\/files\/2013\/11\/paulwalker-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Walker, who rose to fame in with &#8220;The Fast &amp; the Furious&#8221; move franchise, has died as the result of a fiery car collision in Southern California. Walker was 40 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Walker&#8217;s death was confirmed on his twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>It&#8217;s with a heavy heart that we must confirm Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident&#8230;MORE: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9hDuJMH99M\">http:\/\/t.co\/9hDuJMH99M<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23TeamPW&amp;src=hash\">#TeamPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Walker (@RealPaulWalker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealPaulWalker\/statuses\/406984510367350784\">December 1, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Walker \u00a0was\u00a0attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide. He was a passenger in a friend&#8217;s car.<\/p>\n<p>An official statement from the actors camp read:<br \/>\n&#8220;We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The identify of the second victim has not been released though he is a male.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Fast &amp; Furious actor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23PaulWalker&amp;src=hash\">#PaulWalker<\/a> dies in car crash in LA&#10;<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kz5TwM0J5p\">http:\/\/t.co\/kz5TwM0J5p<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5TOVBM0oTB\">pic.twitter.com\/5TOVBM0oTB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hindustan Times (@htTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/htTweets\/statuses\/406995020428767232\">December 1, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to witnesses, the red Porsche carrying Walker and his friend lost control and slammed into a tree and then a light pole.<br \/>\nWhen police arrived the car with Walker was engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Walker, who rose to fame in with &#8220;The Fast &amp; the Furious&#8221; move franchise, has died as the result of a fiery car collision in Southern California. Walker was 40 years old. The news of Walker&#8217;s death was confirmed on his twitter account. 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