Good Will Hunting actress Minnie Driver has shared a video on Instagram wearing a neck brace after surviving a serious car crash on a country road in France
Actress Minnie Driver has revealed she is suffering from a sprained neck and is “in shock” following what she described as “a really bad car accident” during a visit to Paris.
The 56-year-old, best known for her role in Good Will Hunting, posted a video to Instagram on Thursday while wearing a neck brace, speaking candidly about the collision, which took place on a country road in France. The star has since made her way back to her London home.
Driver said: “I got into a really bad car accident a few days ago with my friend Ben, and we somehow walked out of it.
“Well, we didn’t walk out of it; we crawled out of it, but we did get out of it alive. To be very clear, it was not our fault.”
The actress continued: “We were driving on a country road in the middle of France and a car didn’t stop at an intersection and was going at speed, and we just T-boned it.
“I’m fine. I’ve got a sprained neck, and I’m really in shock and cry all the time. But I’m going to heal and the reason that I’m not dead, honestly, is the car that we were driving.”
Driver revealed that her vehicle was a Kia, adding: “I’ve never been in a crash before, but the 360-degree airbags are what saved our lives. The fact the entire car didn’t just concertina and crush us is down to the design of that car – which is frankly astonishing.”
The star expressed her desire to pay tribute to “the car that saved us”, and added: “We’ve got families and people who love us, and I am so grateful to be alive.”
The clip also featured an image of the wreckage alongside a photograph of Driver and her friend making their way through a hospital corridor.
In the caption, Driver paid tribute to “the van driver who stopped and helped us before the ambulances arrived”, while also referencing “the car who slowed down, took in the scene and drove off without stopping”.
“I guess this is the Dao of the world, the light and the dark,” she said.
Driver added: “My brain keeps replaying the crash, which is very hard but seems to be a necessary part of processing. Weeping, too, feels good and helpful.
“Thank you to my friends, my family, all the people at work and especially my friend Ben and his family. I love you.”
The British actress rose to prominence following her Oscar-nominated performance in 1997’s Good Will Hunting, in which her character Skylar was romantically involved with Matt Damon’s character Will.
She has since amassed an impressive array of film and television credits, featuring in productions such as The Riches, Speechless, Will & Grace and Starstruck.
Driver has also appeared on the big screen in titles including Circle Of Friends, The Phantom Of The Opera and Return To Me.
