Extraordinary scenes as hundreds of mourners turned out for funeral of young men killed in a 'high speed' car crash in Manchester

This picture shows the staggering number of people who turned out to pray for Hamzaa Iqbal, Munib Afzal Karim and Hamza Gujjar

In a touching tribute a sea of mourners gathered to pray for three young men killed in a 'high speed' car crash in Manchester.

Hundreds of people from across the country turned out to pray for Hamzaa Iqbal, Munib Afzal Karim and Hamza Gujjar, who died after the Audi S5 they were travelling in crashed in the suburb of Whalley Range in the early hours of Wednesday April 27.

Family and friends paid their respects to them at Victoria Park Mosque and the Muslim Heritage Centre in Whalley Range today

Hamzaa, 24, from Burnage, and Hamza, 20 from Bramhall, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their friend Munib, 21, from Stockport, was seriously injured in the crash and died in hospital the following day.

The men had been travelling home from Munib's sister's wedding when their car crashed. Family and friends paid their respects to them at Victoria Park Mosque and the Muslim Heritage Centre in Whalley Range on Thursday.

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

Swathes of mourners, some travelling as far away as Scotland and the south east made the long journey to pray for the three friends.

Such was the size of the congregation that the funeral had to be held at two sites, with women attending the Islamic prayer or Salat al-Janazah at the mosque, while men attended a separate ceremony at the heritage centre.

Munib Afzal Karim (pictured with his family) bravely battled to survive after two of his friends were killed in the crash but could not recover

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.

Police have previously said the hired car they were travelling in was going at 'high speed' when 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 and 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.

On Facebook a tribute was posted to the friends, Hamza Gujjar (left), Hamzaa Jacob Iqbal (centre) and Munib Afzal Karim (right), saying 'rest in peace brothers, you guys will be missed by everyone'

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.