Robert Downey Jr. mourns longtime assistant Jimmy Rich who died in fatal car accident at age 52

Robert Downey Jr. mourns longtime assistant Jimmy Rich who died in fatal car accident at age 52: ‘Supported every step of my recovery’

Robert Downey Jr. announced that his longtime assistant Jimmy Rich has died in a fatal car accident at 52.

The 56-year-old actor took to his Instagram on Thursday morning to  post a gallery of photos of Rich who he has worked with since 2003.

He began the the social media post caption writing: ‘This is not news. This is a terrible and shocking tragedy.

‘This is a terrible and shocking tragedy’: Robert Downey Jr. announced that his longtime assistant Jimmy Rich has died in a fatal car accident at 52

‘Jimmy Rich was in a fatal car accident at approx. 8pm yesterday.’