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Bruce Jenner involved in Malibu car accident; 1 dead

Former Olympic decathlon champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal three-car accident in Southern California on Saturday, two Los Angele...
Wreck involving Bruce Jenner. Photo courtesy of Twitter user Aloha Kendama @AlohaKendama

(CNN) — Former Olympic decathlon champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal four-car accident in Southern California on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

Jenner was the driver of one vehicle in the midday wreck in Malibu, Deputy Ray Hicks told CNN.

One of the drivers involved in the wreck was killed at the scene, on Pacific Coast Highway near Corral Canyon Road, the news release stated.

The sheriff’s department later opened a vehicular manslaughter investigation, a source close to the case told CNN legal analyst Mark Geragos. The investigation will focus on everyone in the case, not just one person, the source said.

The sheriff’s department said on its Facebook page that the surviving drivers were cooperating with investigators.

A deputy said Jenner voluntarily took a field sobriety test, was questioned and went home.

No information about the deceased was immediately available.

Jenner, 65, was not injured in the crash, publicist Alan Nierob said.

Pictures posted by TMZ showed Jenner standing by a damaged car talking with a firefighter.

Five children and two adults were taken to the hospital, authorities said.

The sheriff’s department is still investigating the cause of the accident, the statement said. Authorities did not detail the sequence of events. The accident occurred on a tricky stretch of the highway, where the road is narrow and twisting.

Jenner won the 1976 Olympic decathlon with a world record score for the 10-discipline event. He quickly capitalized on his success with Wheaties commercials, appearances and other ventures.

He became an actor, appearing in the drama “CHiPs” in 1981 and occasionally playing himself on shows such as “Silver Spoons.” He is best known to many television viewers as a member of the cast of the current reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”

CNN’s Paul Matadeen, Christie Bear and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report.

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