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Joi “S.J.” Harris was a pro motorcycle racer with a deep passion for the sport and the adrenalin rush it provides.

But a ride in downtown Vancouver Monday morning while filming for Deadpool 2 — reportedly Harris’s first film as a stunt driver — took a tragic turn.

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Witnesses say the female stunt driver had been manoeuvring a motorcycle down a set of stairs at Jack Poole Plaza when she lost control of her bike, jumped a curb and crashed into a glass window at Shaw Tower around 8 a.m.

A crumpled motorcycle could be seen lying on its side surrounded by broken glass. Crew members appeared distraught and one was in tears.

In a recording of the 911 call posted on TMZ, the caller could be heard saying an actor had gone “airborne” through a window into a building across the street and “hasn’t been moving.”

The stunt driver was treated by ambulance personnel but died at the scene. The B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating.