Ledger was found at about 3 p.m. , and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel NEW : Ledger 's family calls his death `` very tragic , untimely and accidental '' An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday . The cause of the accident is still under investigation but it appears that a car struck him as he was crossing the street in front of an apartment building on West 23rd Street around 1:30 a.m. The Academy Award-nominated actor was the father of a young daughter .
NEW : Ledger 's family calls his death `` very tragic , untimely and accidental '' An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday . The cause of the accident is still under investigation but it appears that a car struck him as he was crossing the street in front of an apartment building on West 23rd Street around 1:30 a.m. The Academy Award-nominated actor was the father of a young daughter .