Paul Walker, a star of the Fast & Furious film series, has died in a fiery car crash near Los Angeles.


The 40-year-old actor was killed when his friend's Porsche Carrera GT hit a tree and a street lamp at high speed in Valencia. The friend, who was driving, also died.


Walker played a leading role in the six-film action series about illegal street racing, which has become one of the most successful in cinema history after grossing more than $2 billion (£1.2 billion).


Police and Walker's representatives said the pair were killed at about 3.30pm after the friend, who was said to be an experienced driver, lost control of his vehicle.


Walker had been in the area to attend a benefit event for the victims last month's typhoon in the Philippines held by Reach Out Worldwide, a charity he founded to respond to natural disasters.