Taiwan stuntman Ke Shouliang (Orr Sau Leung, also called Blacky Ko Sau Leung) who jumped over the Yellow River in his sports car, and over the Great Wall on a motorcyle, died in Shanghai Tuesday.

Orr Sau Leung

The cause of death is not yet known.

According to a doctor from Shanghai No 6 Hospital, 51-year-old Ke was already dead when he was brought into the hospital's emergency room at noon.

Fang Dinghua, a spokeswoman from the Shanghai Public Security Bureau told Xinhua News Agency Tuesday afternoon that Ke's death might have been caused by asthma, and that he was found dead in the morning.

Fang said that Ke had attended three dinners on the Monday night, and that maybe it was his drinking that led to an asthma attack.

Earlier reports said he died in a car accident, but local traffic police deny that account, saying that they received no report of Ke being involved in an accident.

His body was sent to the Yishan Funeral Parlour Tuesday afternoon.

Ke was in Shanghai for a car advertisement. Local media reported that Ke was to perform a jump in Pudong Tuesday. He actually went to the site to prepare for his performance on Monday.

Ke was born in Ningbo of East China's Zhejiang Province, and moved to Taiwan in 1955 with his family. In his 33 years as a stuntman, he has participated in numerous Hong Kong films as actor, stuntman and director, including Jackie Chan's films. He is also a singer and has released several albums.

Starting around 1990, he began gaining fame as a stuntman, performing record-breaking jumps.

In 1992, he jumped 38 metres over the Great Wall on his motorcycle in Beijing to raise money for the China Sports Foundation.

In 1997, he successfully jumped 55 metres over Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in a sports car,and was crowned Asian's No 1 Flying Man.

Ke's son had left Taiwan for Shanghai Tuesday afternoon.

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