At least I now finally have a court judgment that proves this stunt was badly planned and that it was not my fault. The judgment also robustly dismissed the defendants’ allegations that Olivia’s motorbike riding was at fault.įollowing the ruling, Olivia Jackson said:
On 1st April 2020, the court ruled that the stunt was negligently planned and executed by the South African company operating the camera and filming vehicle. She was also left with a painfully twisted spine, paralysis of the top left quarter of her body including her neck, a permanently dislocated shoulder, a severed thumb, punctured lungs and broken ribs.įour years on from the horrific accident 38-year-old Olivia who lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, launched a legal fight in South African High Court for compensation for her injuries. Olivia spent 17 days in a coma and her injuries were so severe that her left arm could not be saved and had to be amputated. The force of the blow was so intense that half her face was torn off, and she suffered multiple fractures, serious brain swelling and ruptured arteries in her arm and neck. While riding a motorcycle at a high speed, a crane-mounted camera operated from vehicle travelling in the opposite direction collided with Olivia. A last-minute change to the stunt, which Olivia wasn’t aware of, nearly proved fatal and caused horrific, life-changing injuries. Anderson to abandon a planned fight scene, with Olivia instead standing in for actress Milla Jovovich in a dangerous and technically complex motorcycle stunt. Unexpected rain caused film director Paul W. The former model, accomplished Muay Thai fighter and motocross enthusiast was horrifically injured on set in Johannesburg, South Africa. UK-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson has won the latest stage in her long battle for damages following the life-changing injuries she sustained during the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in 2015.
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