A production assistant working on The CW series Batwoman has reportedly been left paralysed after an accident on set.
According to the Vancouver Sun, 30-year-old Amanda Smith may never walk again after the incident.
Smith, who is also a comedian, was working under the Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver when the bucket of a telehandler – also known as a boom lift, similar to a fork-lift truck – hit her head.
The accident occurred on 11 March, reports the publication.
‘She was literally just sitting there and it came down on top of her,’ Amanda’s colleague Tyler Mazzucco told the paper, explaining she couldn’t hear the boom lift behind her over the sound of traffic.
Mazzucco elaborates on the incident on a GoFundMe page he set up for Amanda, dedicated to her rehabilitation, which has so far raised $42,276 (£34, 170).
‘[Amanda] is currently paralysed and cannot feel anything from the waist down,’ he said.
‘However we are holding out hope that with time and rehabilitation, she might regain sensations in her legs.
‘Amanda will be unable to work for the foreseeable future and she needs our help to make ends meet until she settles.
‘We do not want her to have to worry about finances as she goes through these uncertain times.’
Batwoman tells the story of vigilante Kate Kane, played by former Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose.
In January it was confirmed the series had been green-lit for a second season.
Metro.co.uk has contacted The CW for comment.
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