The filming of upcoming korean period drama Bridal Mask came to
a halt when a bus crash results in fatality, leaving one actor dead
and thirty passengers seriously injured. It was reported that the
accident occurred in the early morning of April 18. The broadcast
station bus that was heading to the filming location in
Daebyeong-myeon, Gyeongsamnam-do province, near Hageum village,
went over the ridge between rice paddies and overturned. The bus
was carrying extras, one of whom died in the crash. Thirty others
suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital for
treatment. One source with the production said that there may have
been a problem with the bus’s brakes, but there’s been no official
word yet on the cause. According to the CP, all filming has halted
on the show for the next two days.
Bridal Mask (각시탈) is Upcoming KBS Series
is based of comic by Huh Young-Man. It is set in Japanese ruled
Korea and is a story about a man named Lee Kang-To. He is an
ordinary guy by day and an avenger by night who dons a traditional
bridal mask and fights against Japanese injustice against his
people. Condolences for the deceased, and best wishes to those in
recovery.
