Related Content Paramount drops lawsuit against fan-made film Video 'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin is killed in a freak accident 'Dredd' star Urban blasts marketing for box office flop Video Watch NZH Early Focus"This is unreal," the actress wrote. — Karl Urban (@KarlUrban) June 19, 2016Another Star Trek co-star John Cho, who played Mr Sulu, wrote:I loved Anton Yelchin so much. Yelchin's publicist confirmed the sad news, saying in a statement: "Anton Yelchin was killed in a fatal traffic collision early this morning. nantasket #35mm #antonyelchin #egoist A photo posted by anton yelchin (@antonyelchinphoto) on Jun 16, 2016 at 6:16pm PDT- AP His biggest role to date has been in the rebooted Star Trek films as the heavily accented navigator Chekov, for which he was able to draw on his Russian roots.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 18:37 UTC