Alec Baldwin and his younger brother Stephen have escaped injury after their vehicle struck a tree in New York.<\/p>\n
In a video posted to Instagram late Monday (New York time), Alec Baldwin said he was driving his wife’s Range Rover in East Hampton when he was cut off by a garbage truck “the size of a whale”. <\/p>\n
The 67-year-old actor and his 59-year-old brother and fellow actor were in the vehicle on their way back from attending the Hamptons International Film Festival, where Alec Baldwin serves as co-chair of the executive committee.<\/p>\n
Alec Baldwin said that neither he nor his brother was injured, but the vehicle they were in had extensive damage. <\/p>\n
The elder Baldwin also thanked East Hampton police for their response to and handling of the crash. <\/p>\n
No other injuries were reported in the accident.<\/p>\n
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