(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Lebanese actor Issam Breidy died on Sunday morning after his vehicle collided with a concrete barrier used to separate a populated highway in Beirut’s Dora district.
Breidy’s Lexus reportedly flipped over the Dora bridge after colliding with the barrier, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.
Media reports say Breidy was performing with his band in the Compass Lounge in Hamra before the accident. It is unclear what time the collision happened, but sources say it most likely occurred before dawn.
The Lebanese Traffic Management Center confirmed that a citizen was killed in the Dora accident, without specifying an identity.
Breidy was born in 1980 in the Keserwan town of Feitroun. He studied fine arts at the Lebanese University and oriental music at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music. He also graduated from Lebanese talent show “Studio El-Fan” in 2001.
The actor starred in several Lebanese dramas, including movies and theater plays in the Middle East.
Lebanese TV host Wissam Breidy, brother of Issam Breidy, announced funeral plans on Twitter.
“You are all invited to celebrate Issam’s life as he leaves onto a better one,” he wrote.
The funeral will take place at St. Georges Church in Feytroun on Tuesday at 4pm.
Dora is a populated transport hub for service taxis and buses to destinations north of Beirut. Traffic officials say accidents are common in the area.