Stuntwoman dies in Deadpool 2 set accident

• Danny Pape


• 14 Aug 2017

Vancouver Police have confirmed that a female stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool 2 during a stunt on a motorcycle. The story was originally reported by TMZ, who delivered the sad news that a stuntperson died after “a motorcycle stunt went terribly wrong.”:

The rider went airborne in Vancouver Monday morning during filming for the movie. Her bike crashed through the glass of a ground-floor studio inside Shaw Tower near Jack Poole Plaza. Witnesses say she never applied the brakes.

Canadian Press reporter Laura Kane provided more information about the tragic accident:

Our condolences go out to the unnamed stuntwoman and her family.