Karachi:
A youth was killed and two of his friends injured in a car accident while filming a video for the popular video sharing platform TikTok in Korangi on Saturday evening.
The deceased, named Faraz, lost control of the car he was driving due to speed and crashed into a tree. As a result, he and his two friends, Ayaz and Ahsan, were injured. They were taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) for treatment, where Faraz succumbed to his injuries.
According to the police, the car was completely destroyed as a result of the collision. They added that it was not possible to record the statements of the injured until this report was written.
The body was handed over to his family after completing medical procedures.
This is not the first time a life has been lost while filming a TikTok video. On June 21, a 17-year-old accidentally shot and killed himself while filming a video. He was reportedly filming himself holding his father’s gun to his temple when he accidentally pulled the trigger.
A Karachi teenager filming a TikTok video “accidentally” kills himself.
Meanwhile, in April, a 22-year-old man died after he was hit by a train while shooting a video at Gomma Goth railway station in Bhans Colony.
According to Landhi Railway Police, Kashif was running on the railway tracks while doing a TikTok challenge when the train hit him, causing serious head injuries. His friends, who were also filming videos, took him to JPMC where he succumbed to his injuries.