The talented and young actor, Anton Ylechin, has died at the age of 27 overnight in a freak car accident.
TMZ reported that the actor was pinned to a brick mailbox by his own car. His friends became concerned about him after he hadn’t shown up to a prearranged rehearsal meeting and went by his house to find him.
The rising star was best known for his role as Chekov in the new Star Trek series. He had also appeared in films including the likes of Like Crazy (2011) and Green Room (2015).
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Friends, actors and celebrities took to social media their condolences: