Horrors Zombies nearly kill Nicole Kidman

Horrors Zombies nearly kill Nicole Kidman


 Nicole Kidman sits behind wheel of Jaguar as zombies try to grab her during shoot for the upcoming sci-fi film 'The Invasion.' The car crashed and sent actress to L.A. hospital.
LOS ANGELES - Nicole Kidman escaped serious injury when a car she was riding in on a sci-fi film location shoot crashed during a scene in which her character was fleeing zombie-like creatures, the studio said yesterday.

The 39-year-old Oscar winner was rushed to a hospital "for evaluation" and released after the stunt crash Wednesday night during filming of "The Invasion," Warner Bros. Pictures said in a statement.

Neither Kidman's publicist nor the studio would comment on what, if any, injuries the actress received when the camera-rigged car struck a light pole and a trash can on W. Sixth St. in downtown L.A.

The film, about an epidemic with extraterrestrial origins, also stars new James Bond hunk Daniel Craig.

Kidman was seated behind the wheel of a Jaguar, with zombie-like creatures clinging to the hood, when the tow truck pulling the car skidded going around a corner about 11 p.m., US Weekly reported.

Kidman's kids with ex-husband Tom Cruise, Connor, 11, and Isabella, 14, had visited the set earlier that day but were not there when the crash happened, the magazine said.

The L.A.P.D. said eight people, including Kidman, were taken to area hospitals with complaints of injuries, but the studio said just "two other crew members sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision."