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'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes passes away after hit-and-run scooter accident

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American actor Lisa Banes has passed away at the age of 65 after suffering injuries from a hit-and-run accident caused by an electric scooter who fled the scene out in New York City.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Lisa had died on Monday after more than a week in the hospital in critical condition.

The tragic accident took place on late Friday evening on the Upper West Side near the Lincoln Center- where she was reportedly on her way to meet up with her wife Kathryn Kranhold and some friends for dinner. She was reportedly passing through a cross-walk when the two-wheeler hit her.

According to the reports by TMZ, the driver who was driving a red and black electric scooter blew past a red light and slammed into her, and then made an escape without stopping to help or call the police.

The investigation to find the culprit is underway.

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