{"id":459812,"date":"2022-06-08T20:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/teens-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-tiktok-challenge\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T20:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:09:10","slug":"teens-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-tiktok-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teens-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-tiktok-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Teens jumping in front of moving trucks: TikTok challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be6cee875a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/teens-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-tiktok-challenge\/#%E2%80%9CTeens_jumping_in_front_of_moving_trucks_TikTok_challenge%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Teens jumping in front of moving trucks: TikTok challenge&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTeens_jumping_in_front_of_moving_trucks_TikTok_challenge%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Teens jumping in front of moving trucks: TikTok challenge&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ridiculous TikTok challenges are back \u2014\u00a0and the high price of obtaining online infamy is again endangering the lives of young people.<\/p>\n<p>Teens are now jumping in front of oncoming trucks in an attempt to make outrageous online content \u2014 but suffering fatal consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Two Indonesian teens have died already due to the \u201cangel of death\u201d truck challenge, including one 18-year-old who was mowed down in the city of Tangerang,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coconuts.co\/jakarta\/news\/indonesian-teenagers-are-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-for-content-one-life-has-been-lost\/\"> l<\/a>ocal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coconuts.co\/jakarta\/news\/indonesian-teenagers-are-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-for-content-one-life-has-been-lost\/\">Coconuts Jakarta reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutTNG\/status\/1532661395824619520\">posted<\/a> a disturbing, semicensored video of the horrific incident, warning that the \u201creckless action of teenagers to stop the truck\u201d caused a death.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 14 minors who were suspected of participating in the same behavior were detained that day in the city, per\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/metro.sindonews.com\/read\/788071\/170\/marak-aksi-cegat-truk-di-tangerang-14-remaja-diamankan-polisi-1654283191\">Indonesia\u2019s Sindo News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The adolescents are suspected of being involved in a local TikTok challenge reportedly called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latintimes.com\/tiktok-angel-death-challenge-claims-life-teen-who-jumped-front-moving-truck-indonesia-517302\">malaikat maut<\/a>\u201d (which loosely translates to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/teens-indonesia-jumping-front-moving-trucks-in-deadly-tiktok-challenge-2022-6\">angel of death<\/a>\u201c), which is only successfully completed if the truck stops before striking the person.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22575422-1654706946645.jpg?1654692682&amp;w=1024&amp;1654692682\" alt=\"Teen injuries and deaths have been reported in various cities across Indonesia as challenge attempts continue.\" class=\"wp-image-22578374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22575422-1654706946645.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654693798&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22575422-1654706946645.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654693798 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/newspress-collage-22575422-1654706946645.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;1654693798&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Teen injuries and deaths have been reported in various cities across Indonesia as the \u201cangel of death\u201d challenge attempts continue.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TWITTER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Tangerang tragedy comes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coconuts.co\/jakarta\/news\/indonesian-teenagers-are-jumping-in-front-of-moving-trucks-for-content-one-life-has-been-lost\/\">just a day after two teenage boys<\/a> sprung in front of a moving truck in Bandung, which hit one of the teens who is just 14, causing a fractured skull and shattered teeth.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge, though, has been around since last year. In July, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnindonesia.com\/nasional\/20210715134328-20-668088\/demi-konten-tiktok-remaja-bekasi-adang-truk-hingga-tewas\">CNN Indonesia<\/a> reported a fatality when a teenager attempted the challenge in Bekasi.<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t the first dangerous challenge promoted on TikTok. While viral trends tend to be funny, some can be deadly. <\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Timothy Isaiah Hall, known to his more than 271,000 followers as @<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@timbotheredneck?\">TimboTheRedneck<\/a>, died in July 2021 while attempting a \u201cfishtailing\u201d truck stunt to impress his online audience. The 18-year-old passed away with more than 2.5 million \u201clikes\u201d\u00a0to his credit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I would have known about some of the dangerous things he was doing in his TikTok videos, as his mother, I would have stopped him and he\u2019d still be here with me,\u201d Tessie Hires, 38, told The Post at the time, as her voice trembled and tears streamed down her face. \u201cMy son loved TikTok, and always wanted to make the best videos for his fans \u2014 but he took his love for being popular on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> too far. And now he\u2019s gone forever and my heart is broken. It will always be broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Timbo is but one of the disturbing and growing number of digital influencers who\u2019ve recently suffered severe\u00a0\u201cskull-breaker\u201d\u00a0injuries,\u00a0dry-scoop-induced\u00a0heart attacks, possible\u00a0eating disorders\u00a0and even deaths while\u00a0executing reckless stunts\u00a0in the name of social media superstardom via TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the first of the TikTok tragedies was Chloe Phillips, a 15-year-old from Oklahoma who died of a heart attack in August 2020 after\u00a0taking on the Benadryl Challenge, in which the goal is to film oneself hallucinating from the medication.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Haileyesus, 12, was discovered unconscious in March 2021 by his twin brother on a bathroom floor of their Colorado home after\u00a0attempting TikTok\u2019s Blackout Challenge, in which teens hold their breath until passing out on video. Haileyesus was pronounced brain dead and died after 19 days on life support. A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl, Nyla Anderson, died before year\u2019s end by participating in the same fatal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok spokesperson previously told The Post that the \u201cdisturbing \u2018challenge\u2019 . . . long predates our platform and has never been a TikTok trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain vigilant in our commitment to user safety and would\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/community-guidelines?lang=en#34\">immediately remove<\/a>\u00a0related content if found,\u201d they added.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/sc\/on-running-is-the-sportswear-brand-rethinking-sustainability?utm_source=NPU&amp;utm_medium=studios_onsite&amp;utm_campaign=ON\">\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Teens are now jumping in front of oncoming trucks in an attempt to make outrageous online content \u2014 but suffering fatal consequences. 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