Kevin Hart suffers 'major back injuries' after overnight car crash
The comedian was reportedly seriously injured while riding as a passenger in his own classic car.
Comedian Kevin Hart and his driver suffered "major back injuries" in a car crash in the Malibu Hills late Saturday night, a report said.
Police sources told TMZ a Plymouth Barracuda belonging to Hart, 40, veered off the road on the Mulholland Highway.
The vehicle turned up in a ditch about 10 feet off the side of the winding road after it smashed through a wooden fence.
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Hart was not driving at the time and his driver was not drinking, the report said.
The roof of the Barracuda was almost completely crushed in the crash.
Comedian Kevin Hart reportedly was hurt in a car crash in the Malibu Hills area of California early Sunday. (Getty, File)
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A female passenger in the vehicle reportedly was unhurt.
Neither the driver nor the other passengers was immediately identified.
A witness claimed that Hart got out of the vehicle first, where a member of his security team picked him up in an SUV.
Insiders said Hart first went home for medical treatment before he checked into a nearby hospital.
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Hart had bought the car as a 40th birthday present for himself in July.
Neither the Los Angeles Police Department nor the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department immediately confirmed the information to Fox News.
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A representative for Hart did not immediately return Fox News' request for comment.
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