YouTube Star Emily Hartridge Dies In Tragic Accident At Age 35

By Dave Basner

July 15, 2019

Emily Hartridge, a YouTube star whose funny videos earned her over 350,000 subscribers, died this weekend in London at the age of 35. A post on her Instagram announced the sad news. It reads:

"Hi everyone. This is a horrible thing to have to say over Instagram but we know many of you were expecting to see Emily today and this is the only way to contact you all at once. Emily was involved in an accident yesterday and passed away. We all loved her to bits and she will never be forgotten. She has touched so many lives it’s hard to imagine things without her. She was a very special person."

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A post shared by Emily Hartridge (@emilyhartridge) on Jul 13, 2019 at 2:05am PDT

A press release from the London Metropolitan Police detailed the accident that took Emily's life a little more, explaining that she was tragically hit by a truck while she was on an electric scooter. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to The Guardian, Hartridge's death is Britain's first fatal collision involving an e-scooter.

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‘EMILY, ARE YOU A MAN?’ 💪🏻🙄 • Someone messaged me this on Instagram last week and it doesn’t upset me ❌ I just think it’s LAUGHABLE 🤣 • This is 2019, how are some of us still stuck in the 1800s 🤦🏻‍♀️ • I don’t believe there are such things as ‘Manly’ or ‘feminine’, what a crock of 💩 • Those terms were merely created by society years ago and much like sheep, we have all followed these rules for centuries 🙄 • Men go to work. Women stay home and cook. Men bring in the money. Women look after the children. Men are the bosses. Women are the assistants. Men drink the drinks. Women bring them the drinks. Men play sports. Women watch. Men drive the cars, women sit in the passenger seat. Men have muscles. Women need to stay thin.......BORE OFF MATE 🤚🏽 • We as women have come so far but there are STILL some men around who just can’t handle what strong ass mother f*ckers we have become 🤟🏼 • Just so you know, all those comments do is make us want to look stronger and be stronger 💪🏻 • I have never adhered to societal norms and I am certainly not going to start now 🙅🏻‍♀️ • Whenever I get comments like this, I just think how sad that you are constantly scrolling on your computer or phone looking for someone to upset whilst we are out in the REAL WORLD living our lives 😁 • Now can someone please pass me a dumbbell? And make it a heavy one 🏋️‍♂️ ________________________________________________ #strong #strength #muscles #motivation #abs #lean #goals #female #empowerment #femaleempowerment #truth #positivity #positivethinking #body #fit #beautiful #fitnessgirl #boxing #girlswhobox #yoga #yogi

A post shared by Emily Hartridge (@emilyhartridge) on Jul 11, 2019 at 11:54pm PDT

Emily's rise to fame began seven years ago, and recently see was getting three million views a month for her videos, especially her very popular "10 Reasons Why..." clips, which centered on sex, relationships and life.

The YouTube Creators Twitter account sent condolences in a recent tweet that reads, "We’re deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of a truly talented British creator, Emily Hartridge. Our thoughts and condolences go out to all of her loved ones and fans."

We're deeply saddened to learn about the tragic loss of a truly talented British creator, Emily Hartridge. Our thoughts and condolences go out to all of her loved ones and fans.
— YouTube Creators (@YTCreators) July 13, 2019

You can find Emily's YouTube page here.

Photo: YouTube/EmilyHart