The families and friends of four pals who tragically died in a head-on crash with an Uber on Saturday have paid tribute to their lost ones.
The young men, who have been named locally as Declan Grove, 19, Matty Walshaw, 18, Brandon Frew, 18, and Caelan Megson, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene in Broadway, the Horsforth area of Leeds.
Two girls, aged 16 and 17, who were in the car with the victims, and the 42-year-old driver of the Uber are currently in hospital with serious injuries.
Police said the six friends, who drove a five-seater Seat Leon at speed, crashed head-on with the Uber travelling from the opposite direction at around 2.40am on Saturday.
Chara Andrews, 19, told how he had grown up with all four of them and felt absolutely empty.
He said: When I found out this morning I didnt want to believe it. They were the best set of lads you could ever meet.
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Weve had some of the best times and I feel happy now remembering it. I know they all together and looking down on us at the moment.
Everybody loved them all and were all meeting up tonight to toast them – we are all pulling together and remembering the good times.
As police removed cordons and re-opened the road to traffic today groups of mourners arrived at the scene to lay flowers and comfort each other.
A group of more than 20 people hugged each other and cried as two women taped flowers to a lamppost next to the crash scene.
One grieving mothers tribute read: To my beautiful son. You were so loved and adored. Rest in peace Always in my heart and mind forever I love you so much Mum.
Another read: To Matty your always in our hearts forever, words cannot describe the love I have for you little bro, keep smiling up there kid. R.I.P Love you always.
Adam Omar, 34, who was asleep with his partner at when the crash happened, told how he heard a skid and then a bang which was like an explosion.
He went outside and saw half a car in the middle of the road and a taxi also stationary in the road.
He said: There was a young girl lying in the middle of the road.
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Adams partner, who preferred not be named, said: She was obviously in pain because she was making noises and trying to move but it was obviously hurting her.
After all the police and paramedics had turned up and a car pulled up then a girl got out of the car and started legging it.
And an older woman got out of the car and started running, panicking, and saying “where is she?”, then they ran over to the police cars.
The couple told how as the busy road was closed it looked like the “the whole of Yorkshire emergency services” were at the scene with “blue lights everywhere”.
Another neighbour, who also did not want to be named, said her son had been awoken by the sound of the crash.
She said: He looked out of his window and saw plumes of smoke and debris.
A taxi was facing out of the junction and the car was facing into it.
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Another passing taxi driver stopped and got out of his car and went over to the silver car.
He saw him someone out of the of the back of the car on the drivers side then he went to get the taxi driver out.
The taxi driver was walking wounded but seemed OK.
The woman told how a young female was then helped out of the car and sat on the grass verge.
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She said: Then when my son returned from the bathroom emergency services showed up and he saw someone working on one of them on the verge behind the car.
They then brought the stretcher round and covered him up and took him away.
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