evidence: - XXX (2002). On 4 April 2002, Vin Diesel's stunt double, Harry L. O'Connor, was killed during filming,[228] in a scene where he was supposed to rappel down a parasailing line and land on a submarine. Instead, he struck a bridge at high speed and died immediately.[116][196] [...] - F9 (2021). In July 2019, stuntman Joe Watts, who doubled for Vin Diesel, sustained a serious head injury after a major fall during filming at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire. The stunt involved the stunt double jumping from a balcony using safety wiring. The stunt double had to be airlifted to the hospital where he was placed in an induced coma following the event.[426][427] [...] - ^ Scott, Katie (24 June 2019). "Vin Diesel stunt double severely injured on 'Fast & Furious 9' set, production halted". Global Television Network. Retrieved 3 December 2019.