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Anne Heche dead: film star and ex of Ellen DeGeneres dies aged 53 after horror crash

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Anne Heche’s life support has been sadly switched off a week after she suffered a horrific car accident in Los Angeles.The actress, 53, had previously been declared brain dead after her Mini Cooper smashed into a two-storey house and was engulfed in flames in the neighbourhood of Mar Vista.

The awful crash saw Anne's car smash into the garage of an apartment complex and burst into flames.As a result, the I Know What You Did Last Summer actress suffered lung damage, burns and a severe anoxic brain injury, which is caused by a sustained lack of oxygen to the brain.One week after the crash, Anne’s family announced she was being kept on life support to see if her organs are viable to be donated.They issued a statement on Friday August 12 that read: "It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable.""Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. “More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life's work - especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love."She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light."Her family also put on record their thanks to the "dedicated staff and wonderful nurses" at the Grossman Burn Centre at West Hills Hospital who had taken care of her.More to follow…Anne remained in a critical condition in a coma at the Grossman Burn Centre at West Hills Hospital after her terrible car accident.Speaking after the crash, LAPD spokesman Matthew Cruz said the incident was being investigated as a felony driving under the influence collision.

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