Linsey Godfrey rushed to hospital with two broken legs after she was hit by car ·
By Andrew Davis
Bold And The Beautiful star Linsey Godfrey was rushed to hospital with two broken legs after being hit by a car on Monday.
The actress was on a sidewalk in Los Angeles when a car left the road and hit her, pinning her beneath the wreckage.
According to TMZ the 26-year-old underwent surgery on her injuries.
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In surgery: Bold And The Beautiful star Linsey Godfrey was rushed to hospital with two broken legs after being hit by a car on Monday
Crash: The actress was on a sidewalk in Los Angeles when a car left the road and hit her, pinning her beneath the wreckage
The accident happened at 2.30pm when a BMW sedan left the road after a collision with another vehicle.
Godfrey was pulled free of the wreckage by passers by, who summoned an ambulance.
Scene shots showed the car raised on top of a crushed bus stop bench.
Horror: The accident happened at 2.30pm when a BMW sedan left the road after a collision with another vehicle
Damage: Godfrey was pulled free of the wreckage by passers by, who summoned an ambulance
Neither driver was arrested.
Earlier in the day Linsey, who has a eight-month-old baby daughter, had tweeted about getting her nails done, thanking her manicurist.
The actress, who plays Caroline Spencer on the long-running soap The Bold And The Beautiful, is a cancer survivor, having being diagnosed with lymphoma when she was just 18, and undergoing a dozen grueling rounds of chemotherapy.
Out and about: Hours before the accident, Linsey tweeted this snap of her new manicure
Young mother: Linsey while pregnant last year with her fiancé Robert Adamson; the two have an eight-month-old daughter
Linsey's friends rushed to show their support for the injured star.
The Young And The Restless' Kelly Kruger tweeted: 'Hey everyone. @linseygodfrey is going to be okay. She is strongest person I know & has all the Drs laughing w her usual hysterical self.'
Hey everyone. @linseygodfrey is going to be okay. She is strongest person I know & has all the Drs laughing w her usual hysterical self
— Kelly Kruger (@KrugerKelly) February 3, 2015Her former The Bold And The Beautiful co-star Scott Clifton was equally reassuring, writing: 'Not my place to pass along medical details, but she's going to be okay. Throughout the trauma, she has remained fabulous.'
Re: @linseygodfrey—Not my place to pass along medical details, but she's going to be okay. Throughout the trauma, she has remained fabulous.
— Scott Clifton (@CliftonsNotes) February 3, 2015Doting mother: Earlier this month Linsey shared a snap of her daughter, writing 'Aleda loves the swing!'
Katherine Kelly Lang, who plays Brooke Logan on the show, added: 'Sending good thoughts and prayers and healing energy to @linseygodfrey !! I hope surgery goes well & hope to see u back at work very soon.'
Sending good thoughts and prayers and healing energy to @linseygodfrey !! I hope surgery goes well & hope to see u back at work very soon����
— Katherine Kelly Lang (@KatherineKellyL) February 3, 2015Jacob Young, who plays Rick Forrester, agreed, writing: 'please send prayers to @linseygodfrey she is strong and a fighter, but all good thoughts/ prayers will help!'
.please send prayers to @linseygodfrey she is strong and a fighter, but all good thoughts/ prayers will help!
— Jacob W. Young (@Jacob_W_Young) February 3, 2015In character: The 26-year-old plays Caroline Spencer on the long-running soap The Bold And The Beautiful
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