Influencer is slammed for sharing artsy photos of her MOTORCYCLE CRASH, which seems to include a product endorsement - although she insists the accident was NOT staged (20 Pics)

A lifestyle influencer has been widely criticized for her decision to share artfully shot photographs of her motorcycle crash online.

Tiffany Mitchell, who goes by @Tifforelie on Instagram, posted a series of images supposedly from an accident when her bike went off road in late July.

People have since called out the tattooed blond for 'glamorizing' the accident, which she insists was genuine, questioning where her injuries are, why she was not wearing a helmet, and why there was a branded water bottle so prominently positioned.

After the photos began to attract 'hate' from social media users, the Nashville-based influencer decided to archive them, so they are no longer visible on her page.

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Controversial: In a series of since-hidden photos, influencer Tiffany Mitchell shared her motorcycle crash and has since come under fire for it

Hurt: The series of photos have been slammed by social media users who questioned the authenticity of the crash and called out Tiffany for 'glamorizing' the moment

In the photos, posted on July 31, Tiffany is initially seen smiling and laughing for her 'sweet' photographer friend Lindsey Grace Whiddo as a group of pals were riding near Liepers Fork, Tennessee.

The subsequent images show Tiffany lying on the ground in distress as she is comforted by another friend, Martyn Mazz.

Wearing an orange tank top and denim overalls, Tiffany is pictured gripping her forehead in pain. A bottle of Smartwater and a white helmet — different from the silver one in her earlier posed photograph — are also visible.

Taking to her Instagram stories on Monday, Tiffany explained that she had since archived the post so they are no longer visible to followers.

'Hey guys, I wanted to share today about something regarding the post I made a few weeks ago regarding my motorcycle accident. A lot of the comments on that post were wonderful and supportive and encouraging and beautiful,' she said.

'But I did start getting a few more negative comments questioning, 'Why would you take photos during an accident? Why were you doing this sponsorship with Smartwater? Why are you glamorizing an accident? Why weren't you wearing a helmet?''

Water: Users questioned why the need for a branded water bottle in the photos of the accident; Tiffany said she was unaware of what had been placed beside her while 'resting'

Hate: The Nashville-based influencer said she archived the posts due to 'hate' and 'negativity' in the comments

She continued, 'People seem very concerned about the motives and the reality of what happened, I archived the post because it was starting to get a little bit out of control. I don't want anyone to be confused about any of it.'

Explaining what happened, she clarified that she and her friends had been shooting photos 'for fun' all day.

'My friend [Lindsey] documents everything. She documents, that's her art, that's how she expresses herself.

'When my bike went down, my friends were immediately by my side to make sure I was OK. No photos were taken until everyone knew I was OK and I was resting,' she explained.

'That's when someone brought me the water, I was laying there processing everything and I didn't know that Lindsey was taking photos, I wasn't even thinking about it, the water could have been any brand,' she added.

Addressing commenters concerns about her safety gear, she said that she 'absolutely' had her helmet on.

'I would never ride my bike without my helmet, I wasn't wearing a heavy jacket or gloves because it was very hot and we weren't driving very fast,' she said.

'It couldn't have gone much worse than it did with the scrapes. When I fell, I took it [the helmet] off when I knew my neck was OK. I was wearing it when I fell when I was riding,' she confirmed to followers.

Tiffany said that the accident left her 'in shock,' and she was grateful for a group of people nearby who called an ambulance and stayed with her to offer comfort.

'It was very emotional, intense moment for me, it was just a blur,' she said on her stories.

'We all drove back to my house with a green light from angels that cleaned me up in the ambulance, sat with our new friends listening to music and laughing until I fell asleep,' she had initially written on the caption.

'It was a really beautiful, restful, comforting moment [with the others in the ambulance],' she again clarified on her stories. 'Then Lindsey showed me the photos. When she showed me, I was so grateful for them. Having a moment that was that intense documented, I appreciate that.'

Tiffany said that she wanted to share the photos out of 'vulnerability practice'.

'This is a heavy moment for me, that's scary and I have this treasure of having these images.'

She also wanted to confirm that 'nothing was staged and nothing was sponsorship'.

'I'm really sad that what I shared inspired anything negative, at all. I was really touched by those moments that happened and the fact that the carousel that I shared started with smiling, laughing... and then it went to this really, heavy intense place where I had to process a lot but then it ended with friends comforting each other...that's life,' she said.

'I archived it because i don't want to leave it open to hate. I don't want to leave something out there that's inspiring anything bad.'

Despite archiving the controversial post, Tiffany's other images have been flooded with negative comments.

A recent message reads, 'What a joke your little photo shoot was. To act like you had a crash with staged s**t like smart water bottles, no road rash, your helmet perfectly sitting there without damage. You're a joke and total loser. F**k you.'

When screenshots of the images made their way to Twitter, hundreds of users weighed in with opinions.

Users raised concerns about why Tiffany had no visible injuries and raised the point that, surely, as an experienced motorcyclist she should have known not to take her helmet off.