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Excerpt from an article investigating the cause of the accident :

A source said: “The area where the crash occurred has a history of being a popular street racing location.”

Investigators, who believe Rodas, 38, was speeding, are now on the hunt for video and witnesses that could prove another car’s involvement.

It also emerged yesterday that the car may have had a mechanical fault – possibly a steering fluid leak.

Sources connected to Always Evolving – the car customisation shop co-owned by Walker and Rodas – said they saw evidence of a fluid burst and ­subsequent liquid trail before tyre marks at the accident scene.

One source said: “There is a ­noticeable absence of skid marks until just before the point of impact.

“If Roger had lost control, the skid marks would show swerving, but instead the marks were in a straight line.

"This cements the theory the driver didn’t have steering control.”

It was also claimed the £305,000 Porsche Carrera GT was not modified and rarely driven so any failure would be a factory defect.

The source added: “Roger was a world-class driver and while he might have been speeding, the notion he just lost control is preposterous.”

Walker was photographed with the supercar just 30 minutes before his death a block away from his car ­business north of Los Angeles.