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Salma Hayek’s Brother Involved in Fatal Car Accident

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Getty 022414 CarCrash?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1393262885615File photo. Moodboard/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Salma Hayek’s brother was injured in a Los Angeles car crash Sunday afternoon that killed his passenger.

KABC reports that the accident occurred on Sunset Boulevard around 4:50 p.m. Sunday when 40-year-old Sami Hayek lost control of the 2006 Ford GT he was driving, crossed into the westbound lanes and struck a 2011 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Hayek’s passenger, identified only as a 43-year-old resident of Mexico, died at the scene, while Hayek sustained broken ribs and a head laceration.  The 20-year-old driver of the pickup suffered a broken foot.  Both he and Hayek were taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for treatment.

The accident is being investigated.

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