Supercar bought just days before fatal CBD crash

A $200,000 supercar that crashed and burst into flames in Sydney’s CBD, killing three people, was only six days old and had just 300km on the clock.

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A $200,000 supercar that crashed and burst into flames in Sydney’s CBD killing three people had only been bought days earlier.

Wiley Park brothers Steve and Jeff Nasr, who worked in construction, were killed at 3am on Saturday when their Nissan GT-R R35 exploded after losing control at the intersection of Harbour and Pier Sts beside the Novotel Rockford Hotel.

The woman who burnt to death in the fiery high-speed car crash still hasn’t been identified four days after the crash.

Investigators will be using DNA or dental records to formally identify the woman’s badly burned body and this takes time, a NSW police spokeswoman said today.

The brothers, who worked in construction, died in the fireball.

Brothers Steve and Jeff Nasr, who died in the horror crash in the Sydney CBD. Picture: Facebook

It has emerged that the supercar had only been bought that week, said a relative of the brothers. The car, capable of speeds of more than 300km/h, was just six days old, with only 300km on the clock. It had not been modified.

Sole survivor Joseph Bagala remains in St Vincent’s Hospital with swelling on the brain which has made it difficult for him to remember what had happened in the lead-up.

Police say that at this stage they do not believe alcohol was a factor in the accident.

Three days of offical mourning have been held at St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church.

The mother of the brothers said she had expected them to outlive her and be planning their weddings not their funerals.

She held up two of their favourite T-shirts as she sobbed in front of family and the wider Lebanese community at the church.

Pierre Haddad, Steve and Jeff’s brother-in-law, said he had begun the heartbreaking task of organising the funeral.

He also pleaded with everyone out on the road to be extra safe, as the circumstances behind what caused the crash continue to be investigated.

The scene of the crash on Saturday morning.

“I would say think of your family. Think of how much you would hurt your family and what could happen,” he said.

“It is such a dangerous life out there. And it’s a terrible way to hurt somebody, yourself or others.

“Definitely safe driving is the highest recommendation.

“As a general message to everybody speeding is stupid and it is selfish and it hurts so many people.”

People huddle in the cold after they were evacuated at the Novotel Hotel.

Mr Haddad said the family was struggling to accept the horrible tragedy.

“It’s just been a massive shock,” Mr Haddad said.

“I’ve been concentrating on making sure my wife Carol and my mother-in-law are OK.

“They haven’t released the bodies yet; the bodies are beyond recognition.”

He said he had only recently been to Steve and Jeff’s house in Wiley Park on Father’s Day for a family gathering.

Where the crash took place.

He said he hadn’t yet told his eldest son he had lost his two uncles yet.

Mr Haddad said he had to organise a nurse to be there when he told Steve and Jeff’s mother she had lost two sons.

“She lost her husband not long ago,” he said.

One friend of the pair said they had been extremely social when they were younger and were respected by many.

“They really were genuine people, one of my good friends was dating Steve,” she said.