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TikTok star Timbo The Redneck dead after tragic truck accident says heartbroken mum

TikTok star Timbo The Redneck has died in a tragic accident, his heartbroken mum has revealed.

The rising social media star, whose real name was Timothy Hall, died on Saturday, his mother Tassie shared in a video posted to his account.

Tassie said Timbo, who accrued 2.5 million likes on the app, had a "bad accident" last week and "didn't make it".

He died after performing tricks in his truck and the vehicle flipped, his brother-in-law confirmed in another post.

"Hey, I'm Tassie, Timbo The Redneck's mother," Tassie said in the video posted to his account. "He won't be making any more videos, no more videos at all.

The rising social media star, whose real name was Timothy Hall, died on Saturday, his mother Tassie shared in a video posted to his account (TikTok/ timbotheredneck)

"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.

"Sometimes he wouldn't listen to me, he'd say, 'I gotta do this TikTok.'" Tassie laughed as tears ran down her face.

"I wanna thank y'all for all the fans that he had. My heart is just so broken.

He died after performing tricks in his truck and the vehicle flipped, his brother-in-law confirmed in another post (TikTok/ timbotheredneck)

"I just wanted to let everybody know that he won't be making any more videos."

Tassie also shared a GoFundMe, which has since closed, to raise money for funeral costs, which raised $9,447 (£6,780).

Timbo had 201,000 TikTok followers on the app.

His brother-in-law, Tony, who appeared in several videos with the TikTok star, confirmed that he had died in a truck accident.

Tassie raised $9,447 (£6,780) for funeral costs (TikTok/ timbotheredneck)

"He passed away this Saturday in a truck crash with his girlfriend, Kori, out in the front yard of his friend Jay's house," Tony explained. "He was doing donuts in the front yard in JD's house.

Tony said: "He was doing donuts with his girlfriend, and the truck just flipped over and he flew out the driver's side window and the truck landed on top of him."

He went on: "I'm just making this video because we made so many videos together and he used to talk to me all the time about how much you guys and his fans meant to him.

Timbo had 201,000 TikTok followers on the app (TikTok/ timbotheredneck)

"I just want everybody to know that Timbo, or Timothy—whatever you wanna call him—he truly appreciated and loved his fans and he loved his friends.

"He was a small town boy from Jennings, Florida.

"He started getting on TikTok and started posting all these videos and you guys were commenting and... going on FaceTime with him.

"He appreciated you guys so much more than you know."

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