Fatal Balgowlah road crash: Matthew Wong, Kasia Kulary killed during car club ‘cruise’

The two young victims of a fiery road crash on the northern beaches have been identified as two dedicated motoring enthusiasts with a love for high-performance vehicles.

Two people were killed when a car left the Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation at Balgowlah, struck a tree and caught alight on Wednesday.

The two people who died in a fiery late night road crash on the northern beaches were dedicated motoring enthusiasts who were returning from a “cruise” with a local car appreciation club.

Matthew Wong, 23, and 26-year-old Kasia Kulary, were killed when the high-performance Toyota Corolla GR hatchback left the roadway and struck a tree at Balgowlah just before 11pm on Wednesday.

Ms Kulary, a retail worker who grew up in Gordon, was understood to have been in the passenger seat when the car burst into flames on the Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation.

She and Mr Wong, from Sydney’s north, died before emergency services arrived.

Kasia Kulary was killed in the horrific crash. Picture: Facebook

Earlier that night the friends had been with a group of other car enthusiasts, members of Car Culture Australia, who had travelled in convoy as part of the group’s regular “meet and cruise” nights.

After more than a dozen cars gathered at Warriewood Square shopping centre from 7.30pm, they set off at 8.15pm to drive to Taronga Zoo.

Northern Beaches detectives, who are preparing a report into the deaths for the NSW Coroner, will look into speed as a possible factor in the incident.

On its Facebook page, Car Culture Australia advises its followers that it “does not encourage hooning or dangerous driving”.

Car enthusiast Matthew Wong.

Kasia Kulary grew up in Gordon.

“It is up to the responsibility of all drivers to abide by the law.

“Safety is paramount, and it is vital that all attendees travel to and from destinations appropriately and safely.”

The Facebook page also states “All cars unite”.

“Connecting The Street To The Track” and “All Makes & Models of Serious Drivers.’’

It also contains photographs of high-powered, modified performance and sports cars.

In a social media post Ms Kulary’s brother Czarus Kulary wrote that his sister “was, and still is, the light of all of our lives”.

“She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.”

Anyone with information about the incident – or who may have any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – is urged to contact Manly Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.