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Reality struck 'Cash Cab' when a Surrey, British Columbia man was hit and killed by the car used in the Canadian version of the popular game show.
According to CNN, the driver, a producer on the series, was driving the cab back to storage after filming on Friday night when he struck a 61-year-old man in the Downtown East Side district of Vancouver.
The victim died in a local hospital after the accident.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family," Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., producer of the Canadian version of 'Cash Cab,' said in a statement. "My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team."
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Reality struck 'Cash Cab' when a Surrey, British Columbia man was hit and killed by the car used in the Canadian version of the popular game show.
According to CNN, the driver, a producer on the series, was driving the cab back to storage after filming on Friday night when he struck a 61-year-old man in the Downtown East Side district of Vancouver.
The victim died in a local hospital after the accident.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family," Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., producer of the Canadian version of 'Cash Cab,' said in a statement. "My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team."
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- 7/19/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
The game show Cash Cab was involved in a fatal accident on Friday, it has been reported. A taxi for the Canadian edition of the Discovery Channel series, in which passengers in the vehicle earn money by answering trivia questions, struck and killed an elderly pedestrian, Entertainment Weekly reports. A producer on the series was driving the cab back to its storage facility shortly after wrapping a day of filming when he hit the 61-year-old resident of British Columbia. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family," said Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions (more)...
- 7/19/2011
- by By Tara Fowler
- Digital Spy
Tragedy befell the lighthearted game show Cash Cab Friday when a producer for the Canadian branch of the show struck and killed a pedestrian in Vancouver. The driver was returning the mobile set to a storage facility after filming for the day wrapped when he hit the 61-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, resident in the city’s Downtown Eastside district. The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, died in a local hospital soon after the collision.
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show’s Canadian version, issued a statement: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the...
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show’s Canadian version, issued a statement: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the...
- 7/18/2011
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
The Discovery Channel's "Cash Cab" is a game show in which passengers get into a cab and, unexpectedly, find themselves in the middle of a game in which they can win cash by answering questions on the way to their destination.
The vehicle used is a replica yellow cab. Late Friday night, a producer was driving the cab back to a storage facility in Vancouver after shooting wrapped for the day, when he struck a 61-year-old Surrey man who was walking. The pedestrian died later that night at the hospital, reports NBC.
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show's Canadian version, says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team.
The vehicle used is a replica yellow cab. Late Friday night, a producer was driving the cab back to a storage facility in Vancouver after shooting wrapped for the day, when he struck a 61-year-old Surrey man who was walking. The pedestrian died later that night at the hospital, reports NBC.
Andrew Burnstein, president of Castlewood Productions Inc., which produces the show's Canadian version, says, "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team.
- 7/18/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The car used on the Canadian version of Cash Cab struck and killed a pedestrian, The Associated Press reports.
Andrew Burnstein, the president of the company that produces the game show, said the accident occurred on Friday when a producer was driving the car back to a garage after the day's filming. Vancouver Police said that a 61-year-old man died in the hospital shortly after being hit. His identity has not been released.
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Andrew Burnstein, the president of the company that produces the game show, said the accident occurred on Friday when a producer was driving the car back to a garage after the day's filming. Vancouver Police said that a 61-year-old man died in the hospital shortly after being hit. His identity has not been released.
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- 7/18/2011
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
A production car from the Canadian version of the game show " Cash Cab " was involved in an accident in Vancouver early this morning that left a pedestrian dead ... TMZ has learned. Filming had finished for the night when the car -- a production vehicle being driven by a producer for the show -- struck a 61-year-old man. A police spokeswoman told the Vancouver Sun the man was taken to a nearby hospital, but died a short time later.
- 7/16/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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