Mila shares her horror at stunt tragedy

16 September 2015 - 02:06 By Gabi Mbele

US model and actress Milla Jovovich took to social media to express how "totally devastated" she was that her South African stuntwoman is fighting for her life in hospital after an accident on set. Olivia Jackson, 32, reportedly collided with a camera crane while performing a motorcycle stunt on the Johannesburg set of the sci-fi flick Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.According to the Daily Mail, Jackson was believed to have been without a helmet "due to the nature of the stunt", had a punctured lung and was in an induced coma at a Johannesburg hospital.Jovovich said on Facebook yesterday that the cast and crew were "waiting with bated breath for news on her recovery".She said: "I wasn't personally there to witness it, but from the reports I got, it was awful. None of us have experienced anything like this in our careers making action films and hope we never do again, but the production reacted very quickly to ensure she received the best care and also in reaching out to her family."Jackson, who doubled for actresses Charlize Theron and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Mad Max: Fury Road, appears in Star Wars VIII: The Force Awakens, due out in December...

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