BBC Verify Finds Dozens of Dangerous Driving Videos After 1 Middlesbrough Crash Death Probe
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 24
BBC Verify Finds Dozens of Dangerous Driving Videos After 1 Middlesbrough Crash Death Probe
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 24
Summary
Dozens of TikTok and other social media videos showing high-speed chases, driving on footpaths and on the wrong side of the road were identified after the fatal Middlesbrough crash.
At least one of the young people killed appears in multiple clips, linking the online footage directly to people involved in the crash.
TikTok removed videos flagged by BBC Verify because its rules ban content that could lead to physical harm.
Cleveland Police said they have opened a wide-scale investigation into criminality before the crash, while adding there is no evidence the driving was filmed for TikTok.