A construction worker has died on the new Blade Runner sequel set. Picture: Supplied.

A statement from the film’s production company Alcon Entertainment says the worker was on a soundstage at Origo Studios “underneath a platform, upon which the set was constructed, when it suddenly collapsed. The cause of the accident is not yet known”.

The movie was not shooting at Origo Studios at the time.

Stills from the 1982 film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied

No other details were provided.

It’s not the first time a worker has died on a movie set.

Stars John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorhead and director Dick Powell were among 46 people who died of cancer after working on The Conqueror set near Utah in 1955.

It’s believed the cancers were caused by radioactive fallout from US atom bomb tests in nearby Nevada.

In 1994, American actor and martial artist Brandon Lee — Bruce Lee’s son — was killed by a prop .44 Magnum during filming of The Crow.

The gun was intended to fire blanks, however a remaining bullet was left behind after a dummy round was inserted and removed.

Actor Brandon Lee was accidentally shot and killed during a scene from The Crow. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Limited

Earlier this year, Harrison Ford, 73, was injured on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII when he was struck by a heavy door at Pinewood Studios west of London on the film’s Millennium Falcon spaceship set in June 2014 and flown to hospital.

The sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film stars Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis and Barkhad Abdi. The movie is being directed by Sicario and Prisoners filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. Warner Bros has scheduled the film for release October 6, 2017.

Harrison Ford will star in the new Blade Runner sequel three decades after the first film was produced. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied