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Avatar actor Cliff Curtis in hospital after New Zealand car crash

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Dutch news site Nieuws.nl says the actor was among three people taken to hospital after a collision in his home country last week.

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The 58-year-old actor, who played Tonowari in the two most recent Avatar films, suffered internal injuries when his Tesla struck a parked taxi, Nieuws.nl reported. The taxi driver was seriously injured, and three people, including Curtis, were taken to hospital. [1]

Curtis said he helped other injured people until emergency services arrived. He also said he was fully cooperating with the authorities’ investigation into the collision. [1]

In a statement quoted by Nieuws.nl, Curtis said he was deeply saddened by the crash and was thinking of those injured and their families. [1]

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