Two close friends who were killed after a suspended driver crashed into their motorbike in a horror collision have been identified.
William Brown, 26, and his passenger Doey Choi, 24, were thrown several metres after a Toyota Corolla turned at the intersection of the Hume Highway and Worth Street in Greenacre in Sydney‘s west at about 7pm on Tuesday.
Despite the efforts of paramedics both Brown and Choi died at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition where he now remains in a serious but stable condition.
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden said investigations had revealed neither driver should have been on the road that night.
William Brown, 26, and his passenger Doey Choi, 24, were killed in the collision on Tuesday
A motorbike is seen at the scene of the collision in Greenacre in Sydney’s west
The Toyota driver was suspended and Brown was only a provisional rider, meaning he wasn’t allowed to have a passenger yet.
‘The frustration comes from knowing that this was preventable,’ McFadden said, adding that the speed of the motorbike was a ‘significant contributing factor’.
‘We have a situation where both the rider and the driver should not have been in that situation, and this reflects the ongoing challenge that NSW Police have.’
The friends had been part of a convoy of 40 bikes travelling to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, a popular landmark on a peninsular in Sydney Harbour.
Only two or three riders stopped to help after the crash, McFadden said.
‘The lack of the human factor on the other members of the group is reprehensible,’ the assistant commissioner said Wednesday.
The driver of a Toyota Corolla was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition
The close friends had been part of a motorcycle convoy to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on Tuesday
Investigations revealed the driver of the Toyota Corolla had been suspended
Worth Street was closed between Muir Road and the Hume Highway after the intersection was cordoned off by police on Tuesday night.
Anyone with dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
It is the second double fatal crash in western Sydney in recent days.
A father and daughter were killed when their rideshare vehicle allegedly turned into oncoming traffic and collided with a Toyota Hilux in Milperra.