The dangerous YouTube challenge that cost the life of a 5-year-old boy

A fatal accident linked to a YouTubers' challenge
An absurd tragedy
50 hours non-stop driving
Four participants
Broadcast live
Lamborghini Urus
A Smart ForFour in the way
A mother with two small children
The street of the accident
Fateful crash
Passed away in hospital
Arrested
Father reacted violently
Investigation into The Borderline
Evidence in posted videos
The mayor of Rome wants to know what happened
A fatal accident linked to a YouTubers' challenge

This is the image of an accident that was fatal for a five-year-old boy. It was caused by 'The Borderline', an Italian group of YouTubers specialized in online challenges and jokes in dubious taste. This time, they went too far.

An absurd tragedy

The absolutely absurd tragedy was the result of what they call 'viral challenges.'

Photo: The Borderline / Youtube

50 hours non-stop driving

The objective of 'The Borderline', as the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on the event, was to drive a Lamborghini Urus for 50 hours without leaving the car. The five YouTubers would take turns driving. It was a challenge that they had already completed on another occasion, with a Fiat 500.

Photo: The Borderline / Youtube

Four participants

Four of the five members of the group were going to participate in the challenge, with the aim of continuing to increase their number of subscribers on YouTube: 600,000 at the time of the accident.

Photo: Matteo Dipietroy / Instagram

Broadcast live

The challenge was narrated live by the members of 'The Borderline' through TikTok and Instagram. Hours of driving went by between laughter and accumulated fatigue.

Photo: Matteo Dipietroy / Instagram

Lamborghini Urus

The Lamborghini Urus they used is a supercar: over 5 meters long, 2 tons in weight, 650 horsepower, and capable of exceeding 300 km/h.

Photo: Vito Loiacono / TikTok

A Smart ForFour in the way

However, as fate would have it, a mother crossed the path of 'The Borderline'. Oblivious to any viral challenges, she just wanted to take her 3-year-old daughter Aurora to daycare in her Smart Forfour.

A mother with two small children

Next to her, in the passenger seat, sat her eldest son, Manuel, of 5 years. He had no chance to survive when the Lamborghini Urus from 'The Borderline' collided violently with the Smart.

Photo: Matteo Dipietroy / Instagram

The street of the accident

It happened in Casal Palocco, a residential area of Rome.

Photo: Via Di Macchia Saponara (Rome) / Google Maps

Fateful crash

According to Italian media, the supercar was traveling at high speed in the opposite direction. Its crash with the Smart car ended the life of the 5-year-old boy and injured the mother and daughter.

Photo: Vito Loiacono / TikTok

Passed away in hospital

Despite arriving at the Grassi Hospital alive, the 5-year-old would end up dying shortly after arriving by ambulance. The prognosis for the mother and daughter is carefully optimistic.

Photo: Mat Napo / Unsplash

Arrested

The YouTubers involved in the accident were arrested. All the mobile phones and other recording devices they were carrying, were confiscated.

Photo: Matteo Dipietroy / Instagram

Father reacted violently

According to the Italian press, the father of the deceased child appeared at the scene of the accident and tried to attack the driver of the Lamborghini Urus. He was held back by the people present at the scene.

Photo: Vito Loiacono / Instagram

Investigation into The Borderline

After subjecting the driver to the pertinent drink and substance tests (both were negative), the police realized the circumstances of the accident: a 50-hour driving challenge. Then, The Borderline as a group became the subject of investigation.

Photo: Youtube

Evidence in posted videos

In fact, among the videos they shared during the challenge, there was one recorded at the dealership where they rented the car. The owner of the dealership has distanced himself from the challenge.

Photo: Matteo Dipietroy / Instagram

The mayor of Rome wants to know what happened

Pending the police investigations and the charges brought against the YouTubers, the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri (in the image), offered his condolences to the family. "I hope the mother and little girl recover soon and the police find out what happened as soon as possible."

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