A stunt woman who suffered devastating injuries during the filming of the world-renowned science fiction action film, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, during a scene which was shot outside Pretoria, had instituted a claim for more than R40m in damages against various stakeholders.

According to a report on the IoL site, Olivia Jackson’s career as an actress and stunt woman is now over, it was stated in papers before the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria). She was known around the world as a stunt double for top actresses such as Charlize Theron.

She suffered a multitude of injuries, including head injuries, a punctured lung, facial injuries and an amputated finger when things went wrong during one of the action scenes.

The scene was shot on 5 September 2015 along the N4 extension near Pelindaba.

She was driving at high speed on a racing motorbike while being filmed by a camera fitted onto a mechanical crane. It started to rain and there was a crash between the motorbike and a vehicle with a camera attached. 

She spent 17 days in a coma.

Jackson is, among others, suing the Road Accident Fund, as well as the camera operator, the driver of the vehicle to which the camera was attached to and the director of the film – all in their personal capacities.

The case is due to be heard next year.

Full report on the IoL site