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Deadpool 2 resumes filming 2 days after stuntwoman's death

Filming of Deadpool 2 resumed Wednesday in Vancouver, two days after stuntwoman SJ Harris was killed on set.

SJ Harris died in a crash while performing a motorcycle action sequence

Joi SJ Harris died in a motorcycle accident on Monday while filming a stunt for the film Deadpool 2. (SJ Harris/Instagram )

Filming of Deadpool 2 resumed Wednesday in Vancouver, two days after stuntwoman SJ Harris was killed on set.

Harris, 40, was performing a motorcycle action sequence when she lost control and crashed through a window in the Shaw Tower near Jack Pool Plaza.

According to witnesses, Harris had performed the stunt successfully several times before crashing.

A motorcycle lies on the ground after the crash just across from Jack Poole Plaza. (Don Marce/CBC)

WorkSafeBC and the Coroners Service of B.C. continue to investigate her death. 

Harris, who is from New York City, was the first African-American female professional road racer.

Deadpool 2, which stars Vancouver native Ryan Reynolds, was her first job as a stunt woman.

Production for the movie has moved locations to under the Granville Street Bridge.

Filming of Deadpool 2 resumed Wednesday under the Granville Street Bridge, two days after stuntwoman SJ Harris died on set performing an action motorcycle sequence. (Daniel Beauparlant/CBC)
Deadpool 2 set under the Granville Street Bridge. ( Daniel Beauparlant/CBC)