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Carly Levy

Dick Van Dyke Has Updated Fans On What Led To His Injuries After Recent Scary Car Crash

Dick Van Dyke at the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2021)

Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke was a real trooper after suffering injuries from a scary car crash. The 97-year-old Emmy winner, who graced us with his performances in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was driving on the wet streets of Malibu when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a gate. Fortunately, this award-winning entertainer is doing well now and has updated fans on what led to his injuries.

The Mary Poppins Returns actor was very fortunate to emerge mostly unscathed from the car crash he endured earlier this month. According to TMZ, he received two stitches on his chin with the cause of his injuries being the airbags in his car failing to deploy and causing him to face-plant right into the steering wheel. Despite the busted chin, The Dick Van Dyke Show namesake was all smiles when the aforementioned news outlet caught up with him and asked about how he was doing:

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