Guide -mortem might be performed on actor Kim Joo-hyuk who passed away after a automobile crash Monday afternoon in Seoul.
Gangnam Police station stated Tuesday morning that it has requested the National Forensic Service to conduct an post-mortem on Kim so as to confirm the precise cause of his demise. Police additionally said a court order for the post-mortem was issued on Monday night. Kim‘s body was despatched to NFS Tuesday morning at round 9 a.m. and the post-mortem will take place on Tuesday as well, according to media reviews.
Kim, 45, was driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV down Yeongdong Daero when it crashed into Hyundai Grandeur near an I-Park condo advanced in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, on Monday at round four:30 p.m. Kim’s car then crashed into the wall of an condo block and flipped down the steps. Firefighters extricated Kim from the vehicle at round 5:07 p.m. and took him to Konkuk University Medical Center. Kim died at the hospital at round 6:30 p.m.
It has been reported that officers from the hospital named myocardial infarction as a possible cause that led to the automobile accident. Police are investigating the exact cause, whereas they’re still looking for an electronic recording gadget from Kim’s automobile. No recording device was found in the Grandeur.
A consultant of Kim’s company Namoo Actors stated it’ll reveal details of Kim’s funeral after the post-mortem result comes out. According to media reviews, Kim’s funeral is likely to happen at Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
Kim most lately played a reporter in the miniseries “Argon” in September. The second son of the late actor Kim Mu-saeng, he debuted in 1998 within the SBS drama “Letters Written on a Cloudy Day.” Kim also starred in Hong Sang-soo’s “Yourself and Yours” (2016) and Kim Sung-hoon’s “Confidential Assignment” (2017).
The actor additionally gained reputation by way of the journey reality program “2 Days & 1 Night,” the place he as soon as revealed that he had served as a driver during his necessary navy service.
On Friday, Kim won an award for finest supporting actor on the Seoul Awards for his look in “Confidential Assignment.”
In December 2016 the actor said that he was in a relationship with actress Lee Yu-young. Media stories stated Lee was shooting SBS’ variety show “Running Man” in Busan on the time of the accident, and the capturing was halted when the news broke..