Santa Clarita, California (CNN) -- Actor Paul Walker, who shot to fame as star of the high-octane street racing franchise "Fast & Furious," died in a fiery car crash in Southern California on Saturday. He was 40.
Walker was in the passenger seat of a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by a racing team partner, that slammed into a light pole and burst into flames in an office park in the community of Valencia in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles north of Hollywood.
The actor was travelling as a passenger in a new Porsche when his friend who was driving - who has been described as an "experienced driver" lost control of the vehicle and collided with a street light, and then a tree.
A statement on the actor's Facebook page said he was a passenger in a friend's car, and that Paul Walker Killed was in the area to attend a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide.
Deputy Mark Pope said the accident was under investigation and he did not know how fast the car was going.
The Los Angeles Times identified the driver as Roger Rodas, 38, a friend of Walker's who owned Always Evolving, an auto dealership and racing services company.
Walker also is the star of "Hours," an independent film scheduled to be released December 13 about a father struggling to keep his newborn infant alive in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
"Completely numb and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Paul Walker," wrote one.
Hollywood condolences came from Will Smith, Jack Osbourne, DMX and others.
Walker was in the passenger seat of a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by a racing team partner, that slammed into a light pole and burst into flames in an office park in the community of Valencia in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles north of Hollywood.
The actor was travelling as a passenger in a new Porsche when his friend who was driving - who has been described as an "experienced driver" lost control of the vehicle and collided with a street light, and then a tree.
A statement on the actor's Facebook page said he was a passenger in a friend's car, and that Paul Walker Killed was in the area to attend a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide.
Deputy Mark Pope said the accident was under investigation and he did not know how fast the car was going.
The Los Angeles Times identified the driver as Roger Rodas, 38, a friend of Walker's who owned Always Evolving, an auto dealership and racing services company.
Walker also is the star of "Hours," an independent film scheduled to be released December 13 about a father struggling to keep his newborn infant alive in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
"Completely numb and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Paul Walker," wrote one.
Hollywood condolences came from Will Smith, Jack Osbourne, DMX and others.
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