by Akan Ido

Less than an hour before Fast & Furious star, Paul Walker died with a friend in Los Angeles while attending a charity event, the actor was reportedly seen posing next to the red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT which he later died in.

Walker was in Santa Clara, Los Angeles, California to attend a charity event organised by his Reach Out Worldwide Foundation to support typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines.

He was the passenger in the Porsche when his friend reportedly lost control and slammed into a tree. The car exploded, and the Sheriff’s Department says speed was a factor.

The above picture was said to have been taken about 30 minutes before the actor’s death. He was aged 40.

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