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| Anton Yelchin, Star Trek's Chekov, killed by his own car | Anton Yelchin, Star Trek's Chekov, killed by his own car |
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| Anton Yelchin, the Russian-born actor who played Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has been killed by his own car at his home in Los Angeles, police say. | Anton Yelchin, the Russian-born actor who played Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has been killed by his own car at his home in Los Angeles, police say. |
| The vehicle struck him after rolling backwards down the drive at his Studio City home, pinning him against a brick postbox pillar and a security fence. | The vehicle struck him after rolling backwards down the drive at his Studio City home, pinning him against a brick postbox pillar and a security fence. |
| Police did not say why he was behind the car at the time. | Police did not say why he was behind the car at the time. |
| Yelchin, 27, also appeared in the crime thriller Alpha Dog and teen comedy Charlie Bartlett. | Yelchin, 27, also appeared in the crime thriller Alpha Dog and teen comedy Charlie Bartlett. |
| Yelchin played Pavel Chekov, the role originally made famous by Walter Koenig (now 79), in the films Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). | |
| A third film with him in the role, Star Trek Beyond, is due for release next month. | |
| News of his death led Twitter trends in Los Angles and beyond on Sunday. | |
| Fellow Star Trek actor John Cho, who plays Sulu in the series, tweeted, "I loved Anton Yelchin so much. He was a true artist - curious, beautiful, courageous. He was a great pal and a great son. I'm in ruins." | |
| Fan site @StarTrek marked his death with a simple, sombre image. | |
| Found dead by friends | |
| An only child, he was born to professional figure skaters in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), who moved to the US when he was still a baby. | |
| Los Angeles police officer Jenny Hosier said Yelchin had just got out of the vehicle when it rolled back. | Los Angeles police officer Jenny Hosier said Yelchin had just got out of the vehicle when it rolled back. |
| He had been on his way to meet friends for a rehearsal, she added. | He had been on his way to meet friends for a rehearsal, she added. |
| When he did not arrive, the group came to his home and found him dead, the police spokeswoman said. | |
| The actor's publicist, Jennifer Allen, confirmed the actor's death and said his family had requested privacy. |