Breaking news has reached us that actor Paul Walker, best known for movie series The Fast And The Furious, has been killed in a car accident. Walker was 40.

According to celebrity news site TMZ who first broke the story, Walker died Saturday afternoon after a single-car accident and explosion in Southern California. The driver of the car Walker was a passenger in ‘somehow lost control and slammed into a post or a tree … and then the car burst into flames.’

Rare footage has been unveiled of the post-crash scene (below); please note it’s fairly harrowing.

Head over to TMZ where no-doubt they’ll be updating throughout the day with the latest on this tragic case. We send our deepest condolences to Walker’s family and friends at this terrible time.