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Paul Walker dies in horror car crash aged 40; fast and the furious star
Topic Started: Dec 1 2013, 04:45 AM (760 Views)
Steelstallions
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-25...-car-crash.html

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Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker died in a car crash this afternoon when his friend lost control of a Porsche GT and collided with a telegraph pole.
The star's representatives and official Facebook page confirmed his death this evening.
Tragic accident: Representatives for actor Paul Walker have confirmed that the star died in a car accident this afternoon
Tragic accident: Representatives for actor Paul Walker have confirmed that the star died in a car accident Saturday afternoon
Walker, 40, was a passenger in the high-powered super-car when it spun out of control in Santa Clarita at 3:30pm today.
The actor was giving rides in his new Porche when the accident occurred.
The LA County Sheriff's department has confirmed that two people died in a collision at 3:30pm today, but no names have yet been released.
However, representatives for the actor have confirmed that Paul Walker was one of the two men who died this afternoon.
'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 organization Reach Out Worldwide,' reads a Facebook update on Walker's official page.


Shocked, really shocked to read this. One of the few actors i like to watch.
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RIP
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Terrible terrible news. My heart goes out the families of both men. Both had young children which is just <no>

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I really don't get these modern day supercars. You see many just going up in flames on public roads without even having an accident. Surely cars costing these amounts should be fitted with F1 style deformable fuel tanks made from puncture-proof Kevlar. Maybe if this was fitted to the Porsche GT both Roger Rodas and Paul Walker would have had a chance.
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A lot of them are fitted with such stuff. However, while a steering fault is suspected of causing this accident, the situation was magnified by the fact that the car was also reported to be travelling very quickly. It doesn't really matter what sort of safety systems you have if you collide at high speed with something like a pole.
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The ironic part is that although he was know for his role in the fast and furious series which glamorises such cars and speeds he was a passenger in this tragedy.... it never fails to amaze me that to go racing you need a licence beyond the normal driving one... yet anyone with the means can buy a 200mph car and drive it beyond the speed limits on public roads.
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All the more annoying when as a motorcyclist, my licence was restricted to 33bhp for two years after passing my test supposedly for my own safety. Now, there appear to be at least two hurdles to jump through of progressively less restricted stuff unless you are old enough or rich enough to do it in one go, yet in theory tomorrow I could go out and buy a 200mph car and drive it on the same day I pass my driving test.....
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