Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke crashed his car a week ago in Malibu, California, and only sustained “minor injuries.”
Law enforcement sources told TMZ the 97-year-old actor was involved in a single-vehicle accident last Wednesday, crashing a 2018 Lexus LS 500 into a gate.
Sources told the outlet the “Mary Poppins” star told police that his car had slid on the rain-soaked streets and he lost control of his vehicle.
The famed Disney star was reportedly treated on the scene for cuts on his nose and mouth and might have even sustained a concussion. But he was not taken to a hospital, as he was not interested in going, the outlet noted.
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Sources told TMZ that someone picked up the screen legend at the scene of the accident and drove him home.
A spokesperson for the Malibu Police Department told CNN that Van Dyke sustained “minor injuries.”
The accident comes weeks after the actor credited his 51-year-old wife, make-up artist Arlene Silver, with helping him keep his youthfulness, Daily Mail noted.
The couple tied the knot in 2012, and he previously spoke about how they stay in shape by dancing and singing together.
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Van Dyke previously told The Independent that the secret to feeling young is in his “genes” and having a “beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me.”
His career in Hollywood goes back more than six decades, landing his first big role in television on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” which aired on CBS from 1961 to 1966. He scored the spot after winning a Tony award for his role in the musical, “Bye-Bye Birdie.”
In 1964 he landed what was perhaps his most notable role as Bert in Disney’s musical film, “Mary Poppins.” After appearing in many other projects on the big and small screens, he was cast in the sequel “Mary Poppins Returns” in 2018.
Van Dyke’s last screen credit is for a TV series called “Kidding” in 2020. He is currently listed as taking part in a project called “Capture the Flag,” currently in pre-production, according to IMDb.