'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker killed in crash at Yolanda charity event

Paul Walker, one of the lead stars in the racing movie franchise “Fast and the Furious,” died in a car crash north of Los Angeles on Saturday while trying to raise funds for Yolanda victims.

The news was confirmed by a post on his official Facebook account on Sunday morning.

“It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,” the post read.

“He was a passenger in a friend's car, in which both lost their lives. We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news,” it added.

In some reports, witnesses said they saw Walker driving the car, a red Porsche GT.

Meanwhile, an earlier report from TMZ said Walker was in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, before the accident where he was attending a car show to support the Philippine typhoon relief effort after it was ravaged by super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

Yolanda was one of the world's worst and most heart-wrenching natural disasters in 2013, moving many around the world, including celebrities, to pitch in to aid victims.

Witnesses told TMZ that the driver of the car lost control and slammed into a tree or post then burst into flames killing the passengers.

Walker was 40 years old. — Andrei Medina /LBG/HS, GMA News