“THE dangers of a few moments of an adrenaline rush can have life-long effects on the people around us.”

Those are the words of Bradford West MP Naz Shah, one year on from the horrific Toller Lane crash which killed four young men.

She said lessons have to be learnt.

Murza Chaudhry, 21, Arbaaz Hussain, also 21, Tayyab Siddique, 22, and Zeeshan Khalid, 20, all died in the early morning crash on August 2 last year. It sent shockwaves around the community, and city, as people tried to come to terms with and make sense of the tragedy.

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More than 10,000 people gathered for their funeral, where the Imam delivered a rousing speech.

He told mourners: “These young people, they had their whole life ahead. We can see what one moment of madness can do. When are we going to realise, it’s life, the way they live it, we’ll keep losing them. As a community, we should step up - the truth is, we’ve failed.”

An inquest heard the four men had been chased by police “at speed” for 34 seconds before the grey BMW they were in crashed into a tree.

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They were all pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Speaking one year on, Bradford West MP Naz Shah said: “My thoughts are with the families of those that sadly lost their lives in this tragedy. A year ago when this incident took place it was a complete shock and a sad moment for people across Bradford.

“Four young lives were lost but in their memory it is important that we learn lessons from such incidents. Since the incident many initiatives have started in Bradford to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding. We must do more to support such initiatives and make clear to young people that dangers of a few moments of an adrenaline rush can have life-long effects on the people around us.”

Meanwhile, ward councillors have called for more conversations and education from a young age to tackle the issues.

Councillor Nussrat Mohammed (Lab, Heaton) said she felt parents had become more vigilant in the wake of the crash, but said she would like to see more conversation in the community.

Her fellow Labour ward councillor Mohammed Amran called for more education, but said issues like the hiring of cars to young drivers also need to be addressed.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into the deaths concluded earlier this year.

IOPC Regional Director Miranda Biddle said: “The next step is to await the conclusion of any inquest proceedings before we can consider the publication of our findings.”