"Heartbroken, shocked and devastated": Ryan Reynolds says "heart pours out" to family of stuntwoman killed on Deadpool film set
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Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds says his "heart pours out" to the family of stuntwoman killed on the film set of the new Deadpool 2 movie.
The tragedy in Vancouver saw a woman on a motorbike 'soar through the air' before hitting a glass window and dying.
Reynolds posted on Twitter tonight: "Today, we tragically lost a member of our crew while filming Deadpool.
"We are heartbroken, shocked and devastated... but recognise nothing can come close to the grief and inexplicable pain her family and loved ones must film in this moment.
"My heart pours out to them -- along with each and every person she touched in this world."
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Earlier MirrorOnline reported that the audio of a 911 call reveals how the shoot went horribly wrong - and how panic subsequently ensued.
The recording reveals how the tragedy on the set of the Ryan Reynolds film in Vancouver - initially described as "an actor on a stunt set who has gone through a window" - happened.
In a chilling description of events to emergency services, an unidentified male caller says: "The actor lost control, went across the street, over a curb and through a glass pane window into a building across the street."
The Mirror earlier reported how the rider successfully completed the stunt four times in the Canadian city's Jack Poole Plaza, before disaster stuck on the fifth attempt.
Local media reports the "the throttle somehow engaged" and the rider lost control while 'stood' on the motorbike.
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Witnesses said the bike flew through the air and crashed though glass window on the ground floor of the Shaw Tower.
In the 911 recording, the emergency services call handler says: "The actor went through the window of vehicle, or something?
A male caller says: "No, the actor lost control, went across the street, over a curb and through a glass pane window into a building across the street."
Another voice says: "Just so that guy is aware, the stunt actor was airborne through the building."
A voice sounds as though they describe the actor as "hasn't been moving".
The recording was publish by Hollywood gossip website TMZ .
Onlookers thought the crash was part of filming but quickly realised it was a serious "unplanned" crash, they told TV crews.
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There was said to be no sound of brakes before the crash.
“People were running on the sidewalk, the motorcycle comes flying across the street, looks like from a ramp because it was in the air,” one witness told Global News .
“[The rider was] standing on the bike, slams into that building, clearly hit and out-of-control and clearly not planned.”
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“It was so out-of-control, it looked like an accident.”
The incident is said to have occurred about 8.20am local time (4.20pm UK time).
Police and ambulance rushed to the scene and the rider was put in an Advanced Life Support ambulance.
However, the vehicle remained at the scene for 45 minutes - and eventually left for the hospital without lights and sirens.
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The movie stars Ryan Reynolds as the Marvel Comics character Deadpool.
It is unclear if Reynolds was on the set today but he was photographed on set filming last week in the city.
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The film is the sequel to the first film which came out to massive critical acclaim last year - and grossed $783.1million (£604million) worldwide.
Vancouver Police tweeted: "A stunt driver has died on the set of Deadpool during a stunt on a motorcycle.
"VPD & WorkSafeBC investigators are at the scene."
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WorkSafeBC spokesperson Trish Knight Chernecki said the agency has launched a long-term investigation into the accident and has a total of five officers currently on the scene.
A spokesman for Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The incident comes 24 hours after Tom Cruise fell on the set of Mission: Impossible being filmed in London, injuring himself.
In July veteran stuntman John Bernecker died from injuries on the set filming scenes for The Walking Dead in Atlanta.