VIDEO Actress killed on Incheon Airport Expressway

Gimpo police and rescue workers from the Incheon Fire Department investigate the accident scene on the Incheon Airport Expressway where actress Han Ji-sung was hit by two cars early Monday morning. Courtesy of Incheon Fire Department

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actress Han Ji-sung. Photo from Instagram

Actress Han Ji-sung was struck and killed by two cars on the Incheon Airport Expressway in Gimpo, Monday, according to a local news outlet Wednesday.

TV Daily said Han, 29, was killed about 3:50 a.m. on the road heading towards Seoul.

Gimpo police said Han stopped her car and stepped out of the driver's seat in the middle of the three-lane expressway. She was then hit by a taxi and an SUV.

The victim died from head injuries while being taken to a hospital.

The victim's husband, who was in the passenger seat, told the police the couple pulled over because he had to urinate. He said the accident happened as he was returning to the car.

Han debuted in 2010 with the now-defunct K-pop girl group B.Dolls, under the stage name Sei. After the disbandment of the group, she has been featured in several TV dramas and theatrical plays.

The drivers who hit Han were taken into police custody. Authorities plan to investigate whether they exceeded the 100-kilometer-per-hour speed limit. They also plan to request an autopsy of the victim.