Who Was Cho Jin-Woo? South Korean Travel YouTuber Dies At 33 In Bolivia Truck Crash

Jin's Travel creator Cho Jin-woo was cycling through Bolivia when the fatal collision happened.© NDTV Library

Cho Jin-woo, the South Korean travel creator known as Jin's Travel, has died after a truck hit him while he was cycling in El Alto, Bolivia. He was 33. Local reports put the crash at about 9:30 a.m. on November 4. The driver left the scene but got arrested a few hours later, and police are still looking into the collision. Cho's family has since posted a message thanking viewers for their support and asking them not to spread unverified claims about the accident while he was traveling. One last edited travel video of his is also due to be released.

????️????️ El youtuber surcoreano de viajes Jo Jin-woo, conocido como Jin's Travel, falleció a los 33 años tras ser atropellado por un camión en Bolivia. Ocurrió el 4 de noviembre en El Alto. El conductor huyó del lugar, pero fue arrestado por la policía horas después. https://t.co/8ewaqKJUYo

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Police arrested the truck driver hours after the fatal collision in El Alto

Cho was in the middle of cycling through South America when it happened. Witnesses reportedly rushed to help after the truck hit him, but he died at the scene. Bolivian outlet UNITEL placed the collision at around 9:30 a.m. on November 4.

The driver left the scene and was arrested several hours later. He reportedly told investigators he had not seen the bicycle.

South Korean media reported that a breathalyser test found no alcohol in his system. Police haven't finished investigating how the collision happened.

Cho started his YouTube channel in 2020 and built up around 66,000 subscribers.

His videos followed cycling trips across Europe, Africa and North America, before he moved on to Latin America. The last upload went up on October 30 and showed his trip through Peru's Andes.

Cho's family prepares to bring him home as his final travel video gets a release date

Cho's death was announced on his YouTube channel on November 5 by an acquaintance, who posted with the family's permission. The message said he had spent years preparing for his dream journey and recording it for viewers.

“I believe it was not a lonely journey thanks to the people he met on the road and the subscribers who cheered him on from beyond the screen,” the acquaintance wrote.

His older brother put up a family update on November 6. He thanked viewers for the support and asked people not to spread unverified claims or comments aimed at the family.

Relatives are getting help from South Korean embassy staff in Bolivia while they sort out the local procedures and his return home.

The brother also found a video Cho had edited before he died. It's scheduled to go live on November 7 at 6:15 p.m. South Korean time.