Posted on 09/25/2007 6:53:05 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
A special effects technician working on the new Batman film was killed when a vehicle he was in crashed while on a stunt test run.
The accident happened off-set and there was no filming taking place, movie company Warner Bros Pictures said.
The victim was on a camera truck which was following a stunt vehicle, believed to have been the Batmobile.
An ambulance spokeswoman said he was pronounced dead at a test track in Longcross, near Chertsey, in Surrey.
Warner Bros said in a statement: "There was a fatal accident at a special effects facility for Batman: The Dark Knight.
"A technician on the film died when the truck he was in struck a tree following a test run.
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Thanks for posting, VR. I got word of this story last night. Very tragic.
I know this is my second Bat-ping this week, but this one was very unexpected.
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