Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, Mohamad Zeidani, 22 and Mohammed Ghazzi, also 22, were killed in a horror car crash on Sunday
Three best friends in their early 20s were racing around a retail park in a convertabile when they plunged into an embankment and died, a witness claims.
Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, Mohamad Zeidani, 22 and Mohammed Ghazzi, also 22, were all killed in a horror crash near Staples Corner in Brent Cross at the weekend.
They were among five people packed into a Mercedes CLK when it swerved into some trees at 11.26pm on Sunday.
The three friends were pronounced dead at the scene, while the remaining two were rushed to hospital where one is in critical condition.
Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, was a computer science student from Uxbridge
Officers believe a number of other cars were in the car park but do not currently know if they were involved in the crash.
According to a local shop owner, the car park is a popular racing spot amongst teenagers and the boys made ‘several laps’ of the circuit before the collision.
Mr Ghazzi, Mr Zeidani and Mr Zulfiqar were returning home with two friends after travelling after going to the gym in a nearby Retail Park.
Police have described the incident as a ‘terrible accident’, and no arrests have been made.
Mohamad Emad Zeidani, 22, was also killed in the crash
Mr Zulfiqar’s younger brother Shaan described Sohail as ‘the most generous person and the strongest person I know.
‘He was in his second year at university and was going to turn 21 in ten days time.
‘Everybody loved him, he was just the best person you could meet. If you needed anything, he’d always help you.’
A friend of the boys, who only gave his name as Nabil, said: ‘They were lovely boys who’d been friends since childhood.
Mohammed Ghazzi, 22, also lost his life in the horror crash near Staples Corner in Brent Cross
‘They did everything together and went to the same university. They were both very intelligent.’
A family friend of Mr Zeidani’s father said he is ‘devastated’ and his ‘heart has been broken’.
Another friend at the scene, who asked not to be named, said the man who escaped serious harm did so because he was flung clear of the vehicle before it crashed.
He said: ‘We don’t know how this accident happened. We have no answers. The families are waiting for answers from the police. We need more information.
‘Three of the friends died instantly and the two others were rushed to hospital. One of them is in a very bad way.
‘The man who was less seriously injured was somehow thrown from the car. I don’t know if that was after the car dropped down from the bank or he threw himself out.’
The friend said he knew Mr Zeidani’s father, who is originally from Lebanon.
He added: ‘He is devastated. You cannot even talk to him at the moment. His heart has been broken.’
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