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Horror moment video game legend Vince Zampella’s Ferrari crashes and bursts into flames killing Call of Duty creator

THIS is the terrifying moment a Ferrari crashed into a wall killing the creator of Call of Duty.

The shocking footage shows a red sports car smashing into a concrete barrier, in an accident which killed Vince Zampella, 55.

Horror moment Vince Zampella’s Ferrari crashes, killing the Call of Duty creatorCredit: teddy.tarantino / Instagram
Footage shows the red sports car bursting into flames after the crashCredit: teddy.tarantino / Instagram
Zampella died on 20 December in a tragic car accident on Angeles Crest Highway, CaliforniaCredit: The Game Awards via Getty Images

It shows the car emerging at speed from a tunnel before colliding with a barrier, and bursting into flames.

Bystanders can be heard shouting “oh sh*t” before they run to the fiery wreck to help.

They then drag what seems to be a passenger away from the burning car.

Zampella died on 20 December in the tragic car accident on Angeles Crest Highway, California.

The California Highway Patrol said that video-game mogul Zampella was driving the Ferrari, and was trapped in the car as it caught fire.

Authorities said the sports car was being test-driven at the time of the accident.

The 55-year-old was declared dead at the scene.

An unidentified passenger was taken to hospital after being thrown from the car as it crashed, but later died from their injuries.

Zampella was a self-made tech tycoon who dropped out of college to work in the video game industry before opening his own studio, Infinity Ward.

He worked as a designer for the Medal of Honor series in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before spearheading the creation of Call of Duty, released in 2003.

The Call of Duty franchise went on to generate an estimated $35 billion in revenue in the next 20 years.

At the time of his death, Zampella was the head of Respawn Entertainment, which created Apex Legends, the Titanfall series, and the Star Wars Jedi series.

The sports car was seen speeding out of a tunnel moments before the accidentCredit: X

Tributes have flooded in for the late video game mogul.

Many fans commented on a now-tragic post of Zampella’s, in which he shared photos of an F1 race in Austin, Texas.

One follower wrote: “RIP legend, thanks for the beautiful games and the memories.”

The 55-year-old had been working on the Battlefield franchise for EA before the California car accident which took his life.

The Battlefield team wrote on Instagram that his death had left them “heartbroken”.

They called Zampella a “creative leader whose work shaped generations of players” in an emotional tribute.

The Battlefield team wrote: “While his impact reached far beyond any one game or studio, we will remember Vince for how he showed up every day, trusting his teams, encouraging bold ideas, and believing in Battlefield and the people building it.

“We are deeply grateful for his leadership, his generosity, and the care he brought to everything he touched, and we will carry that forward with us.”

Bystanders watched in horror as the red Ferrari burst into flamesCredit: teddy.tarantino / Instagram
The video game mogul was known for his work creating the Call of Duty franchiseCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Zampella was called a ‘creative leader whose work shaped generations of players’Credit: Getty

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