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Stuntwoman Dies On Set Of Deadpool 2 [PHOTOS]

A female stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool 2 in downtown Vancouver during the filming of a stunt on a motorcycle, Vancouver police said on Monday. The stuntwoman has been identified as Joi “SJ” Harris is the first African-American female professional road racer and was doing her first film as a stunt performer.

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.

Joi “SJ” Harris

A source close to the situation said Harris, who was an experienced road racer, had been rehearsing the stunt all day Saturday. A studio production source said that there were “two full days of rehearsals over the weekend, and on Monday, they ran the stunt five-plus times before filming.”

An eyewitness said that, on the last take, the bike seemed to accelerate when it was supposed to slow as she took the corner. Harris was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred today because the Domino character did not wear one in the scene.

A representative for movie studio 20th Century Fox, a unit of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., did not immediately respond to Reuters for comment.

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The sequel to the 2016 superhero movie “ Deadpool ” starring Ryan Reynolds is being filmed in Vancouver.

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