Major Accidents That Happened On The Set of a Film

The Dark Knight

Although Heath Ledger’s passing is the most commonly known tragedy from when this movie was filmed, another terrifying death slipped between the cracks. Special effects technician Conway Wickliffe was leaning out the window of a Jeep filming a scene when the driver turned into a tree, causing him fatal neck and spinal injuries. Wickliffe was in a similar accident during the filming of Batman Begins, however, he survived that car accident with minor injuries. 

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