Anne Heche’s crash results in her passing. She succumbed to injuries sustained in a car crash that ignited a fire in a residence.
As per a recent report, the actress remained trapped in the vehicle for nearly 45 minutes before emergency procedures commenced.
The firefighters were unable to access the car, and Heche was stuck for almost 20 minutes, as per recordings obtained by L.A. NBC4 from the city Fire Department.
It took an additional 20 minutes for them to extract the car from the burning house and rescue Heche, but sadly, it was too late.
Anne Heche Succumbs to Car Crash
On that fateful morning, Anne Heche was trapped in a home with her blue Mini Cooper.
Heche was transported to a nearby hospital with burns as the house was deemed uninhabitable, requiring over 60 firefighters to extract her from the burning debris.
Following a car collision with a Los Angeles building, Anne Heche was not promptly rescued from the structure, inadvertently causing her residence to catch fire. It took the fire brigade 45 minutes to extricate her.
She tragically passed away following a severe car accident in Los Angeles that left Anne Heche with significant burns.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed this to US Weekly on August 5, stating that the driver was speeding while heading east on Preston Way in Los Angeles.
A blue Mini Cooper veered off the road and crashed into a house near the Preston and Walgrove intersection.
Fortunately, only one individual was inside, Lynne Michele, who was unharmed as she was in the backyard.
The Mini Cooper caught fire, and the driver suffered severe burns.
A spokesperson for Heche informed the US the following day that the actress was in stable condition and requested prayers and well-wishes while appealing for privacy during this challenging period.
However, a representative for the former Dancing With the Stars participant announced on August 8 that Heche had fallen into a coma due to the collision.
The official released a statement which stated, “At this time she is in extremely critical condition, with significant lung damage requiring mechanical ventilation and burns necessitating surgical intervention. She has not regained consciousness following the accident and is currently comatose.”
According to the firefighters, Anne was not in the driver’s seat. She lost consciousness shortly after the impact and did not regain it.
Several days later, she passed away due to her injuries. The doctor disclosed that Smoke inhalation and thermal injuries led to her demise.
Following her declaration as brain dead on August 11, Heche was placed on life support as she had previously expressed her desire to donate her organs. On August 14, Heche’s life support was terminated.
