The social media trend of people trying to hijack a car using a cable is worrying. Four teenagers died after a failed attempt in Buffalo.
The internet collectively decides to be obsessed with whatever meme or phenomenon is the subject of a social media challenge. Sometimes the quest to join in on the fun can turn sour, as was the case with the Mannequin Challenge.
On the video-sharing app TikTok, participants were told how to steal a car using nothing more than a phone or a cable. Something could go wrong. Four teenagers are dead and one is hospitalized after a car crash in New York.
Six teens in Buffalo seem to have tried their hand at the Kia Challenge, where users are encouraged to hijack newer models with a cable to start the engine. Four people died and one was hospitalized after a group of teens got into a car accident in Buffalo. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said in a media briefing on Monday that the incident is connected to the Kia challenge.
A search on TikTok shows that the Kia Challenge appears to have reached a peak in popularity on the app in July and August of this year. There are videos on TikTok explaining that the challenge has been about the cars.
Gizmodo asked for comment on the challenge, but the company did not reply immediately.
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