KARACHI:
A youth was killed and two of his friends injured in a car accident while filming a video for popular video-sharing platform TikTok in Korangi on Saturday evening.
The deceased, identified as Faraz, lost control of the car he was driving due to overspeeding and crashed into a tree. As a result, he and his friends, Ayaz and Ahsan, were injured. They were rushed to Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center (JPMC) for treatment, where Faraz succumbed to his injuries.
According to police, the car was completely destroyed in the collision. They added that the statements of the injured cannot be recorded until this report is filed.
The body was handed over to the family after completion of medico-legal formalities.
This is not the first time a life has been lost while filming a TikTok video. On June 21, a 17-year-old boy accidentally shot and committed suicide while filming a video. He allegedly filmed himself holding his father’s gun to his head when he accidentally pulled the trigger.
Karachi teenager who was filming TikTok video ‘accidentally’ commits suicide
Meanwhile, in April, a 22-year-old man died after being hit by a train while shooting a video at Jumma Goth station in Bhens Colony.
According to the Landhi railway police, Kashif was running on the railway track while completing a TikTok challenge when the train hit him, causing serious head injuries. His friends, who were also shooting videos, took him to JPMC, where he succumbed to his injuries.