Minnie Driver was in a \u201creally bad\u201d car collision in France.<\/p>\n
The \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d star told her Instagram followers<\/a> Thursday \u2014 while wearing a neck brace \u2014 that she is \u201cgrateful to be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress, 56, detailed the crash, explaining, \u201cI got into a really bad car accident a few days ago with my friend Ben and we somehow walked out of it. Well we didn\u2019t walk out of it. We crawled out of it. But we did get out of it alive.\u201d<\/p>\n Minnie Driver told her Instagram followers Thursday she got into a \u201creally bad\u201d car crash in France.<\/p>\n The actress is \u201cgrateful to be alive\u201d after the T-bone collision.<\/p>\n She clarified that the T-bone accident, which took place on an \u201cold country road,\u201d was not her fault.<\/p>\n \u201cA car didn\u2019t stop at an intersection and was going at speed and we just T-boned it,\u201d Driver added. \u201cI\u2019m fine. I\u2019ve got a sprained neck.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really in a sort of shock and cry all the time but I\u2019m gonna heal,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe reason that I\u2019m not dead honestly is the car that we were driving.\u201d<\/p>\n She credited the \u201ctiny little Kia\u201d she and her friend were in with saving them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t walk out of [the car]. We crawled out of it,\u201d Driver explained. minnie driver\/ instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n She gave an emotional shoutout to the \u201clittle tiny Kia\u201d with its 360-degree airbags, saying, \u201cThe fact that the entire car didn\u2019t just crush us is down to the design of that car which is frankly astonishing.\u201d<\/p>\n Calling herself \u201cMinnie Driver, pun intended,\u201d the Emmy nominee gushed, \u201cI need to celebrate the car that saved us because we\u2019ve got families and people who love us. \u2026 So, Kia, you are a baller car company. You\u2019re amazing. And thanks very much.\u201d<\/p>\n In her caption, Driver raved over \u201cthe van driver who stopped and helped \u2026 before ambulances arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really in a sort of shock and cry all the time,\u201d the Emmy nominee (pictured above on March 15) said in the video. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that the entire car didn\u2019t just crush us \u2026 is frankly astonishing,\u201d Driver (pictured above on April 12) continued. Getty Images<\/p>\n She also made \u201cspecial mention of the car who slowed down took in the scene and drove off without stopping.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cBorderline\u201d star concluded, \u201cI guess this is the Dao of the world, the light and the dark. My brain keeps replaying the crash which is very hard but seems to be a necessary part of processing. Weeping too, feels good and helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n Driver\u2019s loved ones shared their support in the comments section, wishing her a \u201cspeedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d star (pictured above on July 29) also shouted out the \u201cthe van driver who stopped and helped \u2026 before ambulances arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n Driver (pictured above on March 14) keeps \u201creplaying the crash\u201d as a \u201cnecessary part of processing.\u201d Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n The \u201cSpeechless\u201d alum has been documenting her Paris trip<\/a> on social media all summer long.<\/p>\n \u201cEat a cr\u00eape, go for a walk,\u201d she captioned an Instagram video<\/a> of herself eating a pastry full of \u201clemon and sugar, as God intended.\u201d <\/p>\n She wrote, \u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t be scared of carbs. They\u2019re lovely. \u2026 Life is horribly, horribly short.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t