London, Sep 1 - Actress Renee Zellweger, who had a minor car accident Monday, has walked away from the scene unscathed, an officer said.

She was involved in a minor car accident in Beverly Hills Monday when a green Ford Explorer made an illegal U-turn, Lt. Tony Lee of the Beverly Hills Police Department revealed.

Renee was travelling alone in her silver Mercedes, reported aceshowbiz.com.

'Ms. Zellweger was not injured, the damage to her car was very minor. She was very polite and sincere,' Lee said.