Batmobile kills: Batman special effects man involved in fatal accident

A special effects technician working on the new Batman film was killed when a vehicle he was in crashed while on a stunt test run. The The victim was on a camera truck which was following a stunt vehicle, believed to have been the Batmobile.

He was pronounced dead at a test track in Longcross, near Chertsey, in Surrey. Warner Bros said in a statement: "There was a fatal accident at a special effects facility for Batman: The Dark Knight. A technician on the film died when the truck he was in struck a tree following a test run."

"Warner Bros Pictures and the entire cast and crew of The Dark Knight are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and their hearts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of the deceased."

The accident is currently under investigation.