Dylan O'Brien is in hospital after being injured while filming 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure'

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien

The 24-year-old actor has reportedly been run over by a car while shooting scenes in Vancouver, Canada, and was rushed to hospital on Thursday (17.03.16) for medical treatment.

20th Century Fox said in a statement: "Dylan O'Brien was injured yesterday while filming Maze Runner: The Death Cure in Vancouver, Canada. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital for observation and treatment."

And according to TMZ, Dylan may have suffered multiple broken bones after being struck down by the vehicle in the stunt sequence gone wrong.

The former 'Teen Wolf' star is reprising his lead role as Thomas in the 2014 survival-action-thriller 'The Maze Runner' and 2015 sequel 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'.

However filming will now be "shut down" until further notice.

They added: "Production on the film will be shut down while he recovers. Our thoughts go out to Dylan for a full and speedy recovery."

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