Calls to shut down viral game Run It Straight after teenager's death
A new game called Run It Straight has exploded in popularity online.
The idea is simple, you might say daft - two people deliberately run into each other and the one left standing wins.
But as 7.30's Alysia Thomas-Sam reports, the consequences can be deadly.
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