Crew Members Injured in Eddie Murphy Movie ‘The Pickup’: What You Should Know

Several crew members were injured on set Eddie Murphyis the upcoming film The loading wagon after a collision between two vehicles.

“Unfortunately, the sequence did not go as planned and several crew members were injured as a result. “We are still gathering facts about what happened and why, but first and foremost our thoughts are with those recovering,” an Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson told the Associated Press days after the April 20 incident 2024.

The spokesperson continued: “The well-being of the entire crew and cast is our top priority and we will continue to insist on the highest safety standards in the industry while filming. “All safety precautions were checked before filming and monitored during filming.”

Keep scrolling to find out everything we know so far about crew members’ injuries on set The loading wagon:

What went wrong on the set of Eddie Murphy’s The Pickup?

The incident occurred outside of Atlanta, where The loading wagon has been filming since February 2024. The Associated Press reported that the collision occurred after a truck stalled and hit a car. A person who spoke to the broadcaster anonymously said that “it was a completely freak accident” and claimed that the scene filmed was “not even a complicated or dangerous stunt.”

Video of the crash captured by The New York Times showed a truck stopping next to an SUV and then plowing into it. Both vehicles then left the road and overturned before landing upright.

Georgia State Police told the outlet that there was only one occupant in the SUV, the driver, while the truck was carrying seven crew members, five of whom were secured in the bed of the truck with straps attached to the walls.

Police added that the two vehicles were meant to collide for the stunt. However, upon contact, the truck’s brush guard became caught in the SUV’s wheel well.

How many crew members were injured?

Eight crew members were taken to the hospital after the crash, authorities confirmed to multiple sources. According to Georgia State Police, two people who were ejected from the truck suffered life-threatening injuries, while a third person was seriously injured.

One crew member suffered “serious physical injuries”

A GoFundMe page set up for crew members Marvin Haven announced that he suffered “significant physical injuries” as a result of the accident, including “broken ribs, multiple fractures in the neck and back, a broken scapula, a punctured lung and a skull fracture that would require facial reconstructive surgery.”

The page, whose fundraising goal is $100,000, adds that Haven has worked as Dolly Grip for 26 years and is “devoted to his beautiful wife Melissa.”

Is the incident being investigated?

This was announced by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents the crew members diversity in a statement that they “caused injury” in the accident.

The US Department of Labor is also investigating the incident. Eric Lucerosaid a Labor Department spokesman The New York Times that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had “initiated an investigation.”

Was Eddie Murphy on set at the time of The Pickup accident?

Murphy, star and co-producer of the upcoming heist film, was reportedly not on set at the time of the crash. Neither were his co-stars Keke Palmer And Pete Davidson.

Has Eddie Murphy addressed the incident?

Murphy has not yet commented on the accident on set The loading wagon.