Later on the same set, a stunt man dies crushed under a Hummer vehicle.Ģ017 - Female stunt driver dies on the set of superhero movie Deadpool 2 in downtown Vancouver after she lost control of her motorcycle during a stunt and crashed through a window of a building across the street.Thrills, spills and crashes guaranteed at the ancient chariot racesĬhariot racing is one of the most thrilling, visceral and danger-filled sports ever invented by man.

Photo: AFPĢ007 - Special effects technician involved in the filming of Batman movie The Dark Knight dies in a car accident after his vehicle crashed into a tree at the end of a test run-through at a special effects facility.Ģ011 - An awry explosion kills a stunt man and seriously injures a second on the set of the action sequel The Expendables 2 in Bulgaria.Ģ014 - 71-year-old actor Harrison Ford requires surgery on a broken leg after being struck by a heavy hydraulic metal door on the set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.Ģ015 - A stunt woman is severely injured in a motorcycle crash on the set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter that leads to her arm being amputated. Uma Thurman was involved in a car crash that crushed her knees while shooting 'Kill Bill'. After six hours of unsuccessful surgery, Lee is declared dead at the age of 28.Ģ003 - Lead actress Uma Thurman has a car crash that crushes her knees and leaves her with a concussion on the set of Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill. Photo: APġ984 - 26-year-old actor Jon-Erik Hexum fatally shoots himself in the head with a gun loaded with a blank on the set of television series Cover Up.ġ993 - Brandon Lee, son of late martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, is shot in the abdomen with improperly-made dummy rounds on the set of The Crow. 44 Magnum on the set of the television series 'Cover Up'. Jon-Erik Hexum died after shooting himself in the head with a prop gun blank while pretending to play Russian roulette with a. In the following years, the production team is found responsible for several labour violations, prompting the introduction of new safety standards in the industry. The entertainment industry has a long history of on-set accidents, from prop guns to car crashes and chariot races.īelow is a timeline of some high-profile accidents that took place on filming sets:ġ959 - An accident occurs during the filming of the chariot race in the Hollywood epic Ben-Hur, starring Charlton Heston, in which a stunt man is injured.ġ982 - A helicopter crash kills three actors, two of them children, and injures six on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer and wounded a director when he discharged a prop gun on set during filming of movie Rust on Thursday (Oct 21).

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