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Super Bowl 2015: Nationwide Ad Features Death of Little Boy

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Nationwide Ad Boy: 'I Died From an Accident'
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ByANTHONY CASTELLANO
February 02, 2015, 3:46 AM

— -- Insurance company Nationwide wins the award for featuring the most tragic of all Super Bowl XLIX ads for their commercial featuring a little boy who dies following an unspecified household accident.

The commercial opens with the boy talking about how he'll never be able to get married, learn to ride a bike or travel the world because of his unexpected death.

The text on the screen reads: "The number one cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents."

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Of course, Twitter erupted in outrage and mockery:

Nationwide's other commercial during the Super Bowl was lighter in subject matter and featured Matt Damon and Mindy Kaling.

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