YouTuber accused of killing boy, 5, in crash while filming Lamborghini stunt
A boy is dead and his mum and sister seriously injured after an YouTuber's Lamborghini stunt went horribly wrong.
Matteo Di Pietro, 20, is accused of recording a video in the luxury sports car, taunting other drivers as they passed, when the vehicle smashed into the front of a family's motor in the capital, Rome.
Little Manuel Prioietti, 5, was rushed to hospital but despite the best efforts of emergency responders he died shortly after the collision.
His mum Elena Uccello and unnamed sister, 4, survived the horror crash and are now being treated at a hospital in the Roman coastal town of Ostia.
Initial reports say that Manuel was clocking high speeds as he tried to overtake another car.
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They added that he was "taunting" other road users when the collision happened.
Matteo Di Pietro, 20, was one of five YouTubers taking part in the reckless stunt (Instagram)Locals recalled hearing a horrifying sound before rushing out to see the young family crushed and mangled in the extensive wreckage.
One witness recalled: "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."
The wreckage of the car after the head-on smash (ANSA/AFP via Getty Images)Matteo Salvini, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister said that the licences of those involved will be revoked for life as an investigation is carried out to see if the YouTuber can be charged with vehicular homicide.
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.
Mourners lay flowers at the scene (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse ceciliafabiano/REX/Shutterstock)"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."
Meanwhile, other Italian lawmakers say the five YouTubers involved should also immediately have their social media account access taken away.
Elena Uccello lost her five-year-old boy Manuel Prioietti and is now in hospital with her young daughter after the horror Lamborghini crash (Facebook)Matteo was one of five YouTubers trying to stay behind the wheel of the luxury car - which can cost anything from £150,000 to £4.5m - for a gruelling 50 hours.
By being successful at doing so, they would earn themselves prizes.
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An investigation has been launched, with detectives trying to identify who was behind the wheel at the time.
The youngster couldn't be saved and died shortly after the collision (Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse ceciliafabiano/REX/Shutterstock)Cops have seized the phones of each of the Lamborghini passengers who were also in the crash.
Meanwhile, one of the influencers Vito Loiacono shared his grief and desperate apology on social media: "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."
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