India, July 21 -- Kaylee Hottle, the young actor who won hearts with her performance as Jia in Godzilla vs Kong, has died following a car accident. She was 18. The news was confirmed by her father, Joshua Hottle, who shared the heartbreaking update in a Facebook livestream.

According to TMZ, Joshua Hottle revealed through American Sign Language (ASL) that the accident took place in Maryland. He said he was in Texas when authorities informed him about the collision.

Joshua further shared that he later received another call informing him that Kaylee's heart had stopped while she was being transported to a hospital.

In an emotional Facebook post, he wrote, "I am taking a flight that I never would like to take," as he prepared to travel to...