Emily in Paris star Minnie Driver shares health update after terrifying car crash

Minnie Driver has said she’s ‘grateful to be alive’ after getting into a ‘really bad car accident’ in France.

The 56-year-old British-American actress plays Princess Jane in the fifth season of Emily in Paris and is best known for her roles in movies like Good Will Hunting and Circle of Friends.

She took to Instagram on Thursday (6 August) to share a video of herself lying in bed with a neck brace on, as she explained what happened.

She told her followers: “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.”

Explaining the details of the accident, she added: “To be very clear, it was not our fault. 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.”

The actress then turned her attention to her health and reassured her followers that she’s ‘fine,’ but has a ‘sprained neck’ and is ‘really in shock and crying all of the time’.

Remaining positive, she continued: “But I’m gonna heal, and the reason that I’m not dead, honestly, is the car that we were driving.”

“We were in this little tiny Kia EV2. I’ve never been in a crash before, but the 360-degree airbags are what saved our lives.”

Praising the car brand, she revealed how the airbags saved them from being ‘crushed,’ adding that the ‘design of the car’ is to thank, which she finds ‘astonishing’

She joked: “So, while this is categorically not a car ad, I want to celebrate that car.

”We’ve got families and people who love us, and I am so grateful to be alive, so Kia, you are a baller car company.

“You’re amazing, and thanks very much, from me and my mate Ben Homewood. And my family and the people who love me.”

In the caption, Driver went on to thank all those who helped during the accident, but called out someone in another car who simply ‘drove past’.

She wrote: “Shout out to the van driver who stopped and helped us before the ambulances arrived. Special mention to 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.

“My brain keeps replaying the crash which is very hard but seems to be a necessary part of processing.”

She added: “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.”