Two actors have died after a van carrying crew from Netflix show The Chosen One was involved in a serious car crash.
It's been reported that actors Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar both died from the injuries sustained in the turn-over crash in Baja California Sur peninsula, according to the Baja California Department of Culture in Mexico and six other crew members have been injured, writes The Mirror.
Local media reports that the crash happened on Thursday June 16, and claim that the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area.
Hollywood Reporter report that the crew apparently been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area at the time of the crash.
The Chosen One is an adaptation of a comic book series American Jesus, originally published as Chosen, created by Mark Millar.
The show reportedly began filming in Mexico in April, with Everardo Gout and Leopoldo Gout working as co-showrunners on the series.
Steaming giant Netflix describes the series as: "A 12-year-old boy learns he’s the returned Jesus Christ, destined to save humankind. Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and Peter Gross."
A further synopsis for the show released earlier this year reads: "Multilingual (Spanish/English) series American Jesus follows a twelve-year-old boy who suddenly discovers he’s returned as Jesus Christ.
"He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! How will he deal with the destiny to lead the world in a conflict thousands of years in the making?"
First released in 2004 under the name of Chosen, the comic The Chosen One TV series adapts was later re-released under the titled, American Jesus.
Netflix have been approached for comment, although the show is said to be filmed by an independent production company.
The release date for the series had not been confirmed prior to the crash.
The Chosen One is also the name of another show available on the streaming platform - a Portuguese series that currently has two series available to watch on Netflix.
Following the news of the crash breaking on social media, singer and dancer Porscha Coleman was one of the many Twitter users to post about the tragedy.
"This is terrible news," the star wrote.
"As a fellow actor, my heart goes out to those injured and killed while filming on location. You never want to hear something like this happen when people are just doing what they love #thechosenone #netflix #mexico."
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