The 35-year-old Oscar-winner was running in Santa Monica when she was struck yesterday (weds) morning.
Police said the car was being driven by an 84-year-old and was going at around 20mph when it struck the actress, according to US reports.
“Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car on Wednesday and sustained minor injuries,” a police spokesperson told Radar Online.
According to TMZ, Witherspoon was crossing a street at the time of the accident.
She was rushed to Santa Monica hospital at around 11am but according to reports was home by the end of the day ‘resting comfortably.’