YouTuber Corey La Barrie has died aged 25 following a car crash on his birthday, his mother has confirmed.
The horror crash took place in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (May 10).
It tragically happened to be the YouTube star’s 25th birthday.
His mother, Lissa Burton, confirmed his death in an Instagram post on Monday.
The post read: “My heart breaks right now, on my sons 25 birthday today… The accident killed him instantly.”
Corey La Barrie died in a car crash on his 25th birthday (Image: INSTAGRAM)
The heartbroken mum continued: ‘”No words can describe the sadness I feel in loosening a child.
“It just feels so unreal and I’m overwhelmed with grief.
“I love you so much Corey and will miss you so so much. It’s just so unfair [sic].”
Corey’s brother, Jarad, also broke his silence on the devastating news, writing on his Instagram: “This isn’t something I thought I would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what I wanna do right now but everyone deserves to know, my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident…
He had over 335,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel (Image: INSTAGRAM)
“I don’t how I’m supposed to do this without you. I miss you so much already, this isn’t fair.
“Thank you for always being the best big brother I could ask for I love you so f*****g much life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P.
“P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me. I love you.”
According to the American publication TMZ, Corey was a passenger in the car that also allegedly carried Ink Master star Daniel Silva.
Daniel is not said to have suffered life-threatening injuries.
Corey had over 335,000 subscribers to his personal YouTube channel but he was also known as one-half of a YouTube duo alongside Crawford Collins.
Together, they had an audience of over 104,000.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
