YouTuber Matteo Di Pietro ‘kills boy, 5, and injures mum and sister, 4, while filming horror Lamborghini stunt’
AN ITALIAN YouTuber has killed a young boy and seriously injured his mum and sister after a Lamborghini stunt went horribly wrong.
Matteo Di Pietro, 20, was allegedly taunting other drivers for a video when he crashed the luxury car head on into the family’s vehicle in Rome.
Manuel Proietti, five, was rushed to hospital with his mum, Elena Uccello, and sister, four, but died shortly after the impact.
Elena and her daughter are receiving treatment at hospital in Ostia.
Local reports have said Manuel tried to overtake a car at high speed while “taunting” other drivers on the road, resulting in the deadly head on collision.
Locals heard a terrifying sound and went out to see the horror scene.
One witness said: “Within a few minutes, many people came and there was a boy who was giving first aid to the child, trying to give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
“I couldn’t get close because it was a gruesome scene.”
Italy‘s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said: “A five-year-old boy died just outside Rome, apparently a social media challenge involving five YouTubers in a Lamborghini was taking place and they crushed this child.
“If you are a repeat offender and take a person’s life because you are a jerk behind the wheel, you don’t see your license for the rest of your life, it’s not like I suspend it for a few months.”
Other politicians have called for the social media accounts of those involved with the tragedy should be suspended immediately.
The group of YouTubers were attempting to stay in the luxury car for 50 hours for a stunt to win prizes.
Matteo is being investigated for vehicular homicide and detectives are trying to find out who was driving the vehicle at the time of the horror crash.
The phones from each passenger in the Lamborghini have been seized, and another influencer in the car, Vito Loiacono, posted his grief on social media.
He said: “The trauma I am experiencing is indescribable. I just want to say that I have never been behind the wheel and that I am very close to the victim’s family.”