Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of three young men killed in a smash in Whalley Range.
These
images show the staggering number of people who turned out to pray for
Hamzaa Iqbal, Munib Afzal Karim and Hamza Gujjar, who died after the
Audi S5 they were travelling in crashed on Wilbraham Road in Whalley
Range in the early hours of Wednesday April 27.
Hamzaa,
24, from Burnage, and Hamza, 20 from Bramhall, were pronounced dead at
the scene. Their friend Munib, 21, from Heald Green, Stockport, was
seriously injured in the crash and died in hospital the following day.
This picture shows the staggering number of people who turned out to pray for Hamzaa Iqbal, Munib Afzal Karim and Hamza Gujjar
Incredible photos from the funeral show a sea of people standing by the three men's coffins.
The funeral had to be held at two sites because of the huge number of people wanting to say goodbye to the three men.
Women
attended the Islamic prayer or Salat al-Janazah at the mosque, while
men attended a separate ceremony at the heritage centre.
Scores of people have paid tribute to Munib, Hamza and Hamzaa since the crash.
Social
media has been flooded with emotional messages to the men, with friends
also holding vigils at the crash site to remember them.
The bodies of the young men were
placed in coffins in front of mourners as they gathered to read
the Janazah, a Muslim funeral prayer
Mourners share an embrace at the
funeral as hundreds of men of all ages gather to pay their respects to
the lives of the three young men
Police have previously said the hired car they were travelling in was going at 'high speed'.
It
crashed into a signpost and two parked cars close to Whalley Range High
School for Girls at around 3.15am on Wednesday April 27.
A
17-year-old who was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous
driving has been bailed until June 11 pending further enquiries.
A
19-year-old, who was taken to hospital after the crash, was also
arrested on suspicion of the same offence but has since been
de-arrested.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the incident.
Anybody with further information can call police on 101 or by contacting
Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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