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A female stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool 2 in downtown Vancouver during the filming of a stunt on a motorcycle.
Local media reported that the stuntwoman appeared to lose control of the vehicle, which drove off the set and through the window of a building across the street.
According to witnesses, professional road racer Joi 'SJ' Harris lost control of her motorcycle and crashed through a plate-glass window while doubling for actress Zazie Beetz.
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According to witnesses, professional road racer Joi 'SJ' Harris lost control of her motorcycle and crashed through a plate-glass window while doubling for actress Zazie Beetz.
Police have not yet released the name of the woman.
According to Deadline, the woman, an experienced road racer, was doing her first film as a stunt performer, and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident because her character, Domino, played by actress Zazie Beetz, did not wear one in the scene.
Echoing an earlier statement from studio 20th Century Fox, star Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to say he and the film's crew were "devastated" by the tragic accident.
"Today, we tragically lost a member of our crew while filming Deadpool," he said.
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"We're heartbroken, shocked and devastated... but recognise nothing can come close to the grief and inexplicable pain her family and loved ones must feel in this moment.
"My heart pours out to them - along with each and every person she touched in this world."
The Deadpool sequel is currently filming in Canada.
The sequel to the 2016 superhero movie Deadpool starring Ryan Reynolds is currently being filmed in Vancouver. The production was halted immediately following the accident, with Fox yet to detail when filming will resume.
The news follows another stunt accident reported by TMZ on Sunday when Tom Cruise crashed into a wall while filming Mission: Impossible 6, and appeared to walk away with a limp. The extent of his injuries are currently unknown.
In July, a stuntman on the TV series The Walking Dead died on-set after falling nine metres onto a concrete floor.