Actor Ryan Reynolds was apparently the victim of a car incident, his publicist has said.

The star was filming for his new project Deadpool in his hometown of Vancouver when he was allegedly hit by a paparazzo car in an underground car park.

Leslie Sloane said. "The driver [fled] the scene. Ryan is okay."

The 38 year old star seemed to be in good spirits on Twitter, even cracking a joke in response to news broadcaster CBC asking if he was okay, offering him their phone number.

"Put Beachcombers back on the air and I'll call," Reynolds replied.

Reynolds and actress wife Blake Lively recently had their first child in late 2014 - a girl called James.