Prison Break star Dominic Purcell lucky to be alive after iron bar falls on his head on set

Morocco: 46 year old Prison Break star Dominic Purcell is fortunate to be alive after an iron bar fell on his head on set, breaking his nose in two places.

Purcell was shooting the latest series of Prison Break in Morocco when the accident happened.

He was immediately flown by emergency helicopter from Marrakesh to Casablanca for urgent medical treatment. His girlfriend AnnaLynne McCord, who was on set at the time of the accident went with him.

“Had a little accident on set. Haha! Back at work asap. Pays to have a thick skull when an iron bar falls on your #head!!” he wrote. “Busting it open severely also broke my nose in two places. Haha. I got a free nose job out of it...... Stoked to be alive. All good.”

Doctors say he is lucky to be alive.

“Doc said I have an unusually tough tissue fibre that’s what saved me apparently. Thank god for my #Viking heritage hahaha !!!!” he wrote. “Thank god my love @theannalynnemccord was there when my unfortunate accident occurred on set.

“She went into raging #momma mode along with #christinanorthup and got me the right care. Show goes on. No worries !!!

“Oh being flown out on a helicopter was another adventure I didn’t expect. Thought the bloody thing was going to fall from the sky!!! What a day it was. Grateful to be alive,” he wrote. “I wish I could say I discovered something profound out of my near miss. Ummmmm nothing yet just a broken nose and a hundred stitches in my head.”