Actress critical after crash

Actress Anne Heche has reportedly been taken to hospital in a critical condition following a collision that left her vehicle ‘‘engulfed in flames’’. The incident occurred yesterday in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles near her home. Heche, 53, is the former partner of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and is known for films including Donnie Brasco and Cedar Rapids. The vehicle, a blue Mini Cooper, struck a two-storey home and ‘‘erupted in heavy fire’’, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.