Four teens embarked on a viral subway surfing challenge, resulting in one death and another life-threatening injury.

On Saturday, October 26, four young people in Vienna, Austria, made a viral attempt on social media. subway surfing challenge.

While doing this, two of the participants looked at their friends who were recording the event. In one second, They both hit their heads on a low bridge.

It was stated that one of the two young people who were hospitalized was brain dead. Three days later, the 17-year-old’s family took him off life support. The other 18-year-old is in critical condition due to serious head trauma.

The two teenagers were with two others as they tried out the subway surfing trend, which forces participants to ride on top of a moving train. The train was reportedly traveling at 30+ miles per hour at the time of the accident.

One of the passengers, who escaped uninjured after the incident, shared a video of the accident on social media. In the footage, young people can be seen lying on the moving train.

As the train approached the stop, one of the participants shouted: “No, no, no, no!” But the warning came too late.

But the camera continued to roll, showing the teenagers’ bloody wounds as they twitched uncontrollably from the violence.

Passengers waiting on the platform for the train to arrive could be heard screaming in disbelief.

At a time when subway surfing is on the rise, a Railway Chief representative has urged attendees to never risk their lives for a social media trend. “No TikTok video, no example of bravery or selfie in the world is worth getting on the subway or tram and risking someone’s life,” they said. “If you notice a dangerous situation, please immediately activate the emergency call facilities in the vehicles or on the platform.”

The teen’s death is one of several recent deaths attributed to social media’s subway surfing challenge. On October 23 and 27 two young adults died While trying to challenge in New York. Following a death while surfing on the subway in 2023, The grieving parent even filed a lawsuitsaying this tiktok He “targeted” his son.