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Gabriel Salazar accident update – TikTok star 'dead after car crash' as GoFundMe set up to 'help family pay for funeral'
HEARTBROKEN friends have paid tribute to TikTok star Gabriel Salazar who reportedly passed away on Sunday.
Gabriel Salazar, known on TikTok as @gabenotbabe, the 19-year-old had accumulated a total of 1.3 million followers.
According to his friends, the Salazar tragically died following a car accident in San Antonio, Texas.
His death is yet to be officially confirmed.
One of Gabriel's friends, Instagrammer Rickey Flores, posted three tributes to his social media page with one stating: "Rest easy brother."
The post included pictures of the two friends together while another included a link to a GoFundMe set up to help Gabriel's family with the cost of the funeral.
Read our Gabriel Salazar live blog for the latest news and updates…
- Julia Fields
FRIENDS AND FANS FLOOD GABRIEL'S COMMENTS
The comment section on Gabriel's latest Instagram post are flooded with thoughts and prayers.
One writes "Bro what I only hung out with you once but you were so chill and lit rest easy?."
Another reads "please tell me this isn’t real Gabe."
Yet a third says "His IG stories & Tiktoks would always brighten up my days he seemed like a very genuine soul?? RIP handsome?"
- Julia Fields
LAST INSTAGRAM POST
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Gabriel's last Instagram post posted two days ago shows the young social media star posing in front of a car and inquiring about piercings.
- Julia Fields
REMEMBERING GABRIEL
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Rickey Flores shared three posts honoring his friend Gabriel.
- Julia Fields
OTHER TIKTOKER CONTINUED
"My son was in a bad accident yesterday and didn't make it. I wanna thank everybody, for all the fans that he had. He loved TikTok and just believed in all the fans, everybody that supported him, it meant a lot to him."
She went on to thank his fans, admitting that "my heart is just so broken."
Timbo, real name Timothy Hall, had been performing tricks in his truck when the vehicle flipped, his brother-in-law confirmed in another post.
Tony said: "He passed away this Saturday in a truck crash with his girlfriend, Kori, out in the front yard of his friend Jay's house. He was doing donuts in the front yard in JD's house."
- Julia Fields
OTHER TIKTOK DIED IN CAR ACCIDENT
Tragically, Gabriel isn't the first young TikTok star to reportedly die in a car accident.
In August, Timbo the Redneck died aged 18 after he flew out of the window when performing donuts in his truck.
His mother, Tassie, shared a video to his TikTok account confirming that her son died after a "bad accident."
"He won't be making any more videos, no more videos at all," Tassie said in an emotional video.
- Julia Fields
OTHER FRIENDS SHARE HEARTBREAK
Other pals shared their heartbreak online with one friend sharing a video of himself crying with the caption: "I lost my best friend".
- Julia Fields
DONATIONS
So far more than $11,000 has been raised for the star's family to cover the funeral costs which according to Chris "will be too much for his family to afford.
He added: "Please consider donating and help relieve at least that sorrow and strain for his parents."
- Julia Fields
NO DETAILS GIVEN
However, no more details were given with the organizer writing: "[I] don't really want to get into details because it’s so hard for us to even talk about the pain he went through.
"[We] never expected this [to] happen but now you’re watching over us.!
It continued: "Words cannot express the heartbreak our entire community is feeling from the loss of our Gabriel.
"Your family and friends miss you."
- Julia Fields
GOFUNDME
The post included pictures of the two friends together while another included a link to a GoFundMe set up to help Gabriel's family with the cost of the funeral.
The fundraiser, organized by his friend Chris Vazquez, claims that the 19-year-old passed away in a car crash on September 26.
- Julia Fields
FRIEND'S TRIBUTE
One of Gabriel's friends, Instagrammer Rickey Flores, posted three tributes to his social media page with one stating: "Rest easy brother.
"Words can't even explain how I feel right now. Man I would do anything to get you back right now bro."
- Julia Fields
WHAT HAPPENED TO SALAZAR?
According to his friends, the teenager tragically died following a car accident in San Antonio, Texas.
His death is yet to be officially confirmed.
- Julia Fields
WHO IS GABRIEL SALAZAR?
Known on the popular app as @gabenotbabe, the 19-year-old had accumulated a total of 1.3 million followers.
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