Paul Walker's Porsche was traveling at 100mph at time of crash

Paul Walker’s car had been traveling at 100mph when it crashed and went up in flames.

The 40-year-old ‘Fast And Furious’ actor’s friends lost control of the Porsche Carrera GT, which was traveling at 100mph in a 45mph zone, and hit a tree which resulted in their death, the Daily Star reported.

Previously Los Angeles police had received a tip that another car was at the scene when the crash happened, but investigators have since ruled out the possibility of a race.

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