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US driver in 'Bird Box blindfold' crashes in Utah

Police in the US state of Utah have taken the unusual step of urging residents not to drive blindfolded after an online challenge inspired by a horror film led to a crash.

A teenager with her hat over her eyes drove into oncoming traffic in the city of Layton while taking part in the so-called "Bird Box Challenge".

The craze has come from the Netflix film Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock.

Last week Netflix warned fans not to attempt the challenge.

This week the same advice came from Layton police department.

"It's just inexcusable to do something as dangerous as this, not only to yourself but everyone else on the road," said police Lt Travis Lyman, quoted by KSL.com.

He said it was a warning he never thought he would have to give - don't drive while blindfolded.

The 17-year-old driver, her 16-year-old passenger and the occupants of the other car all escaped serious injury.

However, police have requested that the driver be charged with reckless driving, Lt Lyman said.

Well, at least she wasn't attempting to send a text at the same time.

That would have been really silly.

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Moving on...

A police investigation has been launched after a blindfolded man walked on train tracks near Bridgend in an online challenge inspired by Netflix horror film Bird Box.

Footage of the stunt has been viewed nearly 200,000 times since it was uploaded to prankster Ben Phillips' YouTube channel on Sunday.

In the video, Phillips' partner, Elliot Giles, is filmed putting on a blindfold and walking along a railway line near Bridgend.

Phillips shouts "where are you going, there's a train coming", but Giles remains on the tracks while the sound of an oncoming train and a warning bell can be heard.

"Not only is it shocking to see that someone is willing to put their life in danger by blindfolding themselves and walking onto a live railway, it's illegal and a criminal act.

They are quite literally playing a game of life and death.

The railway is full of hidden dangers and we cannot overstate how dangerous it is to trespass.

Trains travel at incredibly high speed and can often approach silently.

This footage is being investigated".

– British Transport Police spokesman

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If Darwin had any idea of the trouble it would cause, he'd never have written that damned book.