Comedian Jeon Yeong-jung dies in motorcycle accident

South Korean comedian Jeon Yeong-jung died in a motorcycle accident on Thursday. He was 27.

According to Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, he crossed the center line and crashed his motorcycle into an incoming taxi near the gas station in Yeouido at 3:10 a.m.

Jeon died shortly after he was taken to a nearby hospital. He was not wearing a helmet and police are investigating whether he was intoxicated at the time.

Jeon made his debut in 2012 as a comedian for the SBS television network, and had been a regular on weekly comedy shows such as “People Looking for a Laugh” and “Gag Tonight.”

By Im Woo-jung, Intern reporter
(iwj@heraldcorp.com)