Teens jumping in front of moving trucks: ‘Angel of death’ TikTok challenge kills 2

nypost.com:

TikTok challenges are back — and the high price of obtaining online infamy is again endangering the lives of young people.Teens are now jumping in front of oncoming trucks in an attempt to make outrageous online content — but suffering fatal consequences.Two Indonesian teens have died already due to the “angel of death” truck challenge, including one 18-year-old who was mowed down in the city of Tangerang, local news outlet Coconuts Jakarta reported.

The city’s official Twitter account posted a disturbing, semicensored video of the horrific incident, warning that the “reckless action of teenagers to stop the truck” caused a death.As many as 14 minors who were suspected of participating in the same behavior were detained that day in the city, per Indonesia’s Sindo News.

The adolescents are suspected of being involved in a local TikTok challenge reportedly called “malaikat maut” (which loosely translates to “angel of death“), which is only successfully completed if the truck stops before striking the person.The Tangerang tragedy comes just a day after two teenage boys 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.The challenge, though, has been around since last year.

In July, CNN Indonesia reported a fatality when a teenager attempted the challenge in Bekasi.But this isn’t the first dangerous challenge promoted on TikTok.