Yashika Anand critical after car accident

Actress Yashika Anand

has reportedly met with with a

car accident

on Saturday night on

East Coast Road

near

Mahabalipuram

. We hear that the car she was travelling in went out of control and hit the median, getting heavily damaged and grievously injuring the occupants. The accident is said to have happened around midnight on Saturday. Photos of the mangled vehicle have been doing the rounds on social media.

Yashika and a couple of friends have been admitted to a private hospital in the area in

critical

condition. The actress's father is flying to Chennai from Delhi after hearing the news.

Another friend, Valli Chetty Bhavani, who was travelling with her, unfortunately, died on the spot. The Mahabalipuram police have registered a case and are investigating the accident.

Yashika, who made her film debut with Kavalai Vendam, had her breakthrough with Karthick Naren's thriller

Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru

, and is known for her roles in films like Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthu and

Zombie

. The actress also as part of the second season of the popular television show Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan, and had finished in the fifth place. She had only recently wrapped up shooting for Kadamaiyai Sei, in which she is paired opposite SJ Suryah.

Here's hoping that the actress makes a recovery soon.

More updates on this breaking story to follow.