# Minnie Driver's Red Carpet Return After Near-Death Crash > Minnie Driver, 56, makes first red carpet appearance since near-death car crash in France, thanking Kia for saving her life. - Title: Minnie Driver's Red Carpet Return After Near-Death Crash - Summary: Minnie Driver, 56, makes first red carpet appearance since near-death car crash in France, thanking Kia for saving her life. - Keywords: minnie driver, ebenezer christmas carol, red carpet, kia ev2, car crash, france, london, johnny depp, ian mckellen, rupert grint, sam claflin, Dailymail - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16279261/Minnie-Driver-56-puts-leggy-display-black-minidress-makes-red-carpet-appearance-near-death-car-crash-Ebenezer-Christmas-Carol-premiere.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-11-09T20:13:18+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: minnie driver, ebenezer christmas carol, red carpet, kia ev2, car crash, france, london, johnny depp, ian mckellen, rupert grint, sam claflin, news ## Minnie Driver's red carpet debut Minnie Driver, 56, makes her first red carpet appearance since near-death car crash in France. > I am actually back in London. I'm sorry about the filter I've put on this, but honestly without it, I just look appalling. ## Near-death car crash details Driver was in a Kia EV2 when another car failed to stop at an intersection, causing a T-bone collision. > To be clear, it was not our fault. A car didn't stop at an intersection and was going at speed and we just T-boned it. ## Kia EV2 safety features The car's 360-degree airbags saved Driver and her friend from fatal injuries. > The reason that I'm not dead is the car that we were driving. We were in this tiny little Kia EV2. ## Driver's gratitude to Kia Driver thanked Kia for the car's design that saved her life, calling it a 'baller car company'. > Kia, you are a baller car company. You're amazing. And thanks very much from me and my mate Ben Homewood. ## Red carpet outfit Driver wore a plunging long-sleeved black minidress with chunky belt and drop earrings. > She elevated her frame in a pair of towering heels and accessorised with a dazzling pair of drop earrings. ## Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol premiere The film stars Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge and features Sir Ian McKellen as Marley. > In the film Johnny Depp plays Charles Dickens's anti-hero Ebenezer Scrooge, a man on the fringes of society, forced to confront his misdeeds before emerging as a changed man. ## Film release date The film will drop in cinemas on November 13, 2 as part of a four-year gap since Driver's last major role. > It is his first big-budget film in four years following his 2022 US legal victory where a Virginia jury found his ex wife Amber liable for defamation. ## Driver's hospital recovery Driver was left in a neck brace and said she was 'grateful to be alive' after the crash. > She was left in a neck brace and said she was 'grateful to be alive' after the near-death experience in a Kia EV2 on a country road in France in August. ## Driver's social media comments Driver shared a thank you message to the van driver who helped her and the car that slowed down. > Shout out to the van driver who stopped and helped us before the ambulances arrived. ## Driver's emotional state Driver described feeling in shock and crying constantly but confident she would heal. > I'm fine. I've got a sprained neck and I'm really in shock and cry all the time, but I'm going to heal. ## Driver's car crash story Driver explained the crash happened when a car failed to stop at an intersection and was going at high speed. > The fact that the entire car didn't concertina and crush us is down to the design of that car, which is frankly astonishing. ## Driver's car safety praise Driver praised the Kia EV2's design for preventing a fatal crash and saving her life. > This is categorically not a car ad. Can you imagine? I want to celebrate that car. ## Driver's family gratitude Driver thanked her friend Ben Homewood and family for surviving the crash. > We've got families and people that love us. And I am so grateful to be alive. ## Driver's emotional recovery Driver said she was processing the crash through crying and would eventually heal. > My brain keeps replaying the crash which is very hard but seems to be a necessary part of processing. ## Driver's car crash aftermath Driver and her friend crawled out of the car after the crash and were found by emergency services. > We got out of it alive. ## Driver's film role Driver plays a role in the film Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, which is Johnny Depp's first big-budget film in four years. > It is his first big-budget film in four years following his 2022 US legal victory where a Virginia jury found his ex wife Amber liable for defamation. ## Key takeaway Minnie Driver, 56, made her first red carpet appearance since a near-death car crash in France, thanking Kia for the car's safety features that saved her life.