Harrison Ford crushed on Star Wars set: Han Solo star airlifted to hospital
The 71-year-old Hollywood star was at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire when a hydraulic door fell down and hit him as he began work on Star Wars: Episode VII Star Wars actor Harrison Ford was airlifted to hospital today after he was crushed on the set of the new movie. The 71-year-old Hollywood star was at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire when a hydraulic door fell down and hit him as he began work on Star Wars: Episode VII. A source on set said Ford, known around the world as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, collided with the metal door while he was performing a stunt for the sci-fi film. The actor, who also played Indiana Jones, fell to the ground in agony and after medics assessed him on the M Stage at the studios close to spaceship the Millennium Falcon, he was taken by stretcher onto a helicopter for further treatment. Reports claim Ford was injured by the door of the Millennium Falcon, the spaceship that his character flies in the original ...