Bus crash on set of Bridal Mask results in fatality

67 April 17, 2012April 17, 2012

Bus crash on set of Bridal Mask results in fatality

by javabeans

Holy crap, holy crap. The production of upcoming period drama Bridal Mask has just had a huge accident; a bus crash has killed one actor and seriously injured 30 others.

The accident occurred in the early-morning hours of April 18, at approximately 5:30 am, involving the broadcast station bus that was heading to the filming location in Daebyeong-myeon, Gyeongsamnam-do province, near Hageum village. The bus went over the ridge between rice paddies and overturned. Oh shit. You know how you see those dramas where the picturesque rice paddies are divided by the occasional road, and you wonder what keeps the cars from falling off the road into the ditch on either side? Yeah, apparently it’s nothing.

The bus was carrying extras, one of whom died in the crash. Thirty others suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment. One source with the production said that there may have been a problem with the bus’s brakes, but there’s been no official word yet on the cause. According to the CP, all filming has halted on the show for the next two days.

Bridal Mask is the 1930s period action drama starring Joo-won as a masked freedom fighter during Korea’s movement for independence from Japanese rule. It’s currently planning to follow Equator Man on KBS, but I wonder if that will hold with the accident. Dramas tend to adopt a “show must go on” mentality when accidents occur, but you have to think the story changes somewhat when a fatality is involved. There’s precedent for dramas being cancelled mid-production due to accident (see: Eric and Han Ji-min’s Wolf in 2006 — but in that case the accident involved the star).

Sad, sad story. Condolences for the deceased, and best wishes to those in recovery.

Via E News 24

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1 nonski

April 17, 2012 at 6:10 PM

sad new :( condolences... and fast recovery to the injuried.

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2 SweetiePie54

April 17, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Oh no! That's terrible! My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the crash and their loved ones. :(

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3 nomu nomu nomu

April 17, 2012 at 6:27 PM

Very sad news indeed. :( My condolences goes out to the deceased and the family members. Also, my thoughts and prayers goes out to all the injured. I pray that none of the seriously injured is in critical condition.

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4 Schmazel

April 17, 2012 at 6:31 PM

Oh wow. I'm speechless.

Condolences to the family of the deceased and may all injured get well soon.

Such a tragedy. T.T

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5 moochi2000

April 17, 2012 at 6:34 PM

That's horrible. I hope everyone recovers and is okay.

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6 aoiaheen

April 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM

This is really sad news. My condolences to the family of the deceased. I pray the injured get well soon.

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7 Kelci

April 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM

That's so terrible. Thoughts and prayers go out to their families. I was so scared Joo Won was injured or worse when I saw his face and the title and just jumped to conclusions! Glad to know he's okay, but how horrific...

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8 Ani

April 17, 2012 at 6:39 PM

Yeesh. Condolences to those involved and to the families. X(

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9 Daisy

April 17, 2012 at 6:41 PM

Rip :(
Cannot believe this happened.

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10 danna

April 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM

O God..I'm so sorry for the people involved and my condolences to the departed person's family. I swear, my heart just dropped when I read that headline and saw Joo Won's face right underneath it

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11 jomo143

April 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM

Oh dear god, so sorry for their loss.
How does the cast and crew recover from that?
Usually people get really close on the sets, and they get to know each other from drama to drama, too.

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12 canxi

April 17, 2012 at 6:43 PM

I thought it was going to be someone with a starring role but it makes me even more sad to know that it was an extra. This could have been their first drama and their dream coming true even if just a small part and now it's gone...

I hope for a speedy, safe recovery for the injured and condolences to the families.

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13 girlatsea

April 17, 2012 at 6:49 PM

Oh wow, it took me a second to realize this was actually real and NOT fiction. So so sad. Condolences for those involved and their loved ones.

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14 jubilantia

April 17, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Oh, how terrible. My heart goes out to everyone involved.

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15 nurii

April 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Condolences. hope everyone involves in the accident recover soon.

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16 MissMantin

April 17, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Very sad. My prayers are with everyone connected to this accident.

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17 ck1Oz

April 17, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Oh dear God.

Condolences to the poor family of the deceased. Plus multiple serious injuries- oh... don't know what to say.

My prayers are with them.

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18 Arhazivory

April 17, 2012 at 7:24 PM

:( This is really sad. I can only imagine how shaken up everyone is but more importantly, how the family of the deceased is feeling. I pray that all others in serious condition will fully recover their health.

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19 cindy

April 17, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Oh god this need to stop! Car accidents always happen, be it when they are going to set or going away from it!

They need to stop using the same driver who ends up sleeping on the wheel and causing it!

RIP to the family and hope the others recover well.

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nomu nomu nomu

April 17, 2012 at 7:56 PM

To be fair,

"One source with the production said that there may have been a problem with the bus’s brakes, but there’s been no official word yet on the cause."

We have no details yet, thus can't assume the driver was sleeping on the wheel. For now my thoughts and prayers are with the victims.

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20 Abbie

April 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM

Gah! I'm so sorry to everyone involved in the crash, especially the one who died. I hope her/his family is okay and getting support in this difficult time.

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21 cv

April 17, 2012 at 7:54 PM

condolence to the family of the departed and speedy recovery for the injured. Sad to hear something like this.

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22 kbap

April 17, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Oh dear, this is sad, sad, news. I hope that Bridal Mask takes its time to recover, and I'm so sorry to everyone that was involved, and their families. While I honestly can't wait for this drama, I hope that they will take time off and recover completely. I wish for a speedy recovery for the other thirty extras! :( Best of luck to them.

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23 lenrasoon

April 17, 2012 at 8:12 PM

omg this is so awful, i feel so sorry for the deceased's family and the victims. I wish them well :(

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24 lovepark

April 17, 2012 at 8:33 PM

That's horribly sad news. Condolences to the family of the deceased, and I pray for speedy recoveries to those injured.

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25 bjharm

April 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

considering the amount of car related accidents celebrities get involved with in korea I guess it was bucking the odds that one would not end up with sadly a death. Think it was only last week Jang Nara had a car crash heading from filming strong heart to a live mnet music show and there been so many others. Guess all those time the drama hero saves the girl from getting run over by a car, not so far fetched after all..:-(

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okitokki

April 17, 2012 at 8:54 PM

In Seoul, car accidents are fairly common (and it's not surprising, if you've ever been there, you know how insanely people drive), so that's a bit different than this, which happened outside of Seoul, and in an area with presumably less traffic. But no, those saving-people-from-getting-hit scenes really aren't far-fetched. I can't tell you how many times people yelled at me to move or pulled me out of the way of cars that were not going to stop in Seoul last semester...

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26 Lovely~

April 17, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Jesuuuuuus...I feel so bad for them.

Wah, I hope the drama doesn't just keep on going like it's nothing.

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27 MJP

April 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM

My sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased person.

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28 nheony

April 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM

This is such a sad news. Condolences to the family of the deceased. I hope everyone will recover just fine.

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29 Noelle

April 17, 2012 at 9:48 PM

My condolences to all cast, crew, and loved ones.

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30 DarkenessEyes

April 17, 2012 at 9:51 PM

aww this is awful....... Rest in peace........
Im kinda sad, i was looking forward to this drama too.....

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31 Mai

April 17, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Holy crap Javabeans, for a moment there my heart almost stopped beating because all I saw was Joo Won's picture and the world "fatality". Much condolences to the crew member :( Such sad news.

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sammi

April 18, 2012 at 2:10 AM

same here!! early in the morning it was quite a shock and the first thing I think of was JOO WON when I saw the news on twitter!! I hope people involved will recover soon and my condolence to the deceased one!! RIP

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32 ginko

April 17, 2012 at 10:06 PM

This is really sad news, I have to re-read the first part to make sure this was real and not fiction. Sad sad news.

Condolences to the family of the deceased. Rest in peace!
And may all the injuried recover soon.

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33 ilovemandoo

April 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM

RIP.

Condolences to the family of the deceased. :( I hope that those who are injured heal quickly as well.

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34 Lilly

April 17, 2012 at 10:29 PM

A dedication connected to it for the family who lost a loved one might be a small comforting gesture.

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35 bkhan

April 17, 2012 at 10:42 PM

Oh God!!! That is really sad!!! My prayers are with the deceased. Hope Allah gives the family enough strength in their time of need.

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36 Ji

April 17, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Condolences for the lost.

I hope they will not cancel the drama.

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37 Mel

April 17, 2012 at 10:58 PM

...prayers for all...

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38 topper

April 17, 2012 at 11:00 PM

That is really unfortunate, condolences to the casualty and wishing those injured a speedy recovery.

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39 redfox

April 18, 2012 at 12:00 AM

oh dear, what a shocking news to find, I think my hair stood up just now. I seriously hope they get a good halt before filming cause they must be very shaken up. So sorry for the family of that person who died and hope the others will be all right.

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40 anabella

April 18, 2012 at 12:31 AM

I can't hold my tears upon reading this sad news. Condolence for the lost family & hope everything will be ok in the coming days.
Life really is unpredictable.