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Minnie Driver Says She Is Traumatized After Near‑Death Crash

An Instagram post documents ongoing emotional trauma as she returns to filming with outside details about the crash remaining scarce.

Overview

  • Driver was T‑boned in a car crash in France and was hospitalized after what she has called a near‑death experience, with earlier posts showing her in a neck brace following the collision on August 6.
  • In a black‑and‑white Instagram video she described feeling “traumatized,” said the crash has left her keenly connected to sadness, and wrote that searching for meaning in the accident is making recovery harder.
  • She reports a sprained neck and credited on‑set nurses and colleagues for support while saying she has returned to work on Emily in Paris Season 6 despite the emotional strain.
  • Coverage relies chiefly on Driver’s own posts and statements and there is little public, independently verified information about the other driver or any official investigation.
  • Fans have sent messages of support and the episode highlights how physical survival can be followed by lasting psychological harm and a need for recovery time and workplace accommodation.