21일 오토바이 사고로 어린 나이에 세상을 떠난 SBS 공채 개그맨 전영중(27)씨의 사망 소식이 네티즌들의 안타까움을 자아내고 있다.
서울 영등포경찰서에 의하면 전씨는 이날 새벽 3시 10분경 여의도의 한 주유소 앞에서 오토바이를 타고 가다가 중앙선을 침범해 마주 오던 택시와 충돌했다.
전씨는 곧바로 인근 병원으로 옮겨졌으나 숨을 거두었다.
사고 당시 전씨는 헬멧을 착용하고 있지 않았으며, 음주 상태였는지는 경찰이 조사 중이다.
신인 개그맨 전씨는 2012년 SBS 12기 공채 개그맨으로 데뷔해 ‘웃음을 찾는 사람들’, ‘개그투나잇’에 출연했다.
(임우정 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)
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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)
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)