A young model killed in a fiery car crash last weekend had recently begun dating the younger of two brothers who died alongside her, a family member has revealed.
Bree Keller died in the early hours of last Saturday, when the $200,000 supercar she was riding in with Jeff and Steve Nasr, and their friend Joe Bagala, crashed at speed.
The 22-year-old model from Sydney’s northern beaches had spent the night partying with Steve, 31, before his older brother Jeff, 39, picked them up shortly before 3am.
And now, after the two Nasr brothers were farewelled in a lavish ceremony on Friday, a member of their family has told Daily Mail Australia that Ms Keller and Steve were in a relationship.
Ms Keller (pictured), a model from Sydney’s Northern Beaches, was killed on Saturday when the Nissan supercar she was travelling in crashed at high-speed before bursting into flames
‘Bree, pictured right, and Steve, pictured left, were together, but she recently had another boyfriend so it was a bit delicate,’ the family member said
Isaac Treml paid tribute to his ex-girlfriend Bree Keller in an emotional post on Instagram, describing the 22-year-old Sydney model as the ‘best thing that ever happened’ to him
‘Bree and Steve were together, but she recently had another boyfriend so it was a bit delicate,’ the family member said.
This comes despite Ms Keller’s mother claiming on Wednesday that she had no idea how her daughter had ended up in the car with the brothers and friend Joe Bagala.
‘We have no idea how she came to get in that car. We don’t know any of the people in that car except Breeana,’ Mr Francis said.
‘She didn’t know them either, so we’re just at a loss – we can’t believe it.’
Her former boyfriend Issac Treml has been posting tributes to the blonde swimwear model throughout the week, remembering: ‘The girl who loved him for his flaws’.
It came as bikies on rented motorcycles, drummers and a blue Lamborghini Huracan worth $500,000 led a hearse carrying the Nasr brothers out of their funeral.
Hundreds of devastated mourners farewelled the brothers at St Nicholas Anthiocan Orthodox Church at Punchbowl, in the Sydney’s west on Friday.
A family member told Daily Mail Australia that Steve Nasr (right) had been out partying with his new girlfriend, Ms Keller, on the night of the crash. His brother Jeff (left) and mate Joe Bagala went to collect them
‘We have no idea how she came to get in that car. We don’t know any of the people in that car except Breeana,’ Mr Francis said
Her former boyfriend Issac Treml has been posting tributes to the blonde swimwear model throughout the week, remembering: ‘The girl who loved him for his flaws’
‘She was a lovely, bubbly person… she was a free spirit and we miss her dearly,’ stepfather Peter Francis said about Ms Keller on Tuesday
Relative Fadi Nasr spoke to the mourners on behalf of his family, remembering his two younger brothers as ‘shining angels taken too soon’.
‘Jeff and Steve were both wonderful men who lived life to fullest and always brought joy and laughter,’ he said.
‘Jeff was the golden child and he always made the most of it with our mother, who would prepare a special plate of food just for him.’
‘Steve he had a nickname for everyone, he was such a caring person with a heart of gold.
‘He was always joking and playing tricks on people, especially when his Dragons beat dad’s Bulldogs.’
Family members revealed Steve had been in a long-term relationship with his partner Lucy (left)
Four police officers pulled sole survivor Joe Bagala (pictured) from the luxury car moments before it caught alight
Four police officers pulled Mr Bagala from the luxury car moments before it caught alight
Bikies revving rented motorcycles led a hearse carrying two brothers killed in a high-speed car crash
A hearse carrying the two white coffins was led through the tiny suburban street by a flashy procession including bikies with skeleton
Family are pictured lifting the coffin of one of the Nasr brothers at the funeral service
Friends and family hold aloft photographs of the two brothers as they leave St Nicholas’ church
Having lost her husband just a few years earlier, family members said the boys mother wanted the day to be like the wedding they never had.
As their white coffins were led out of the church some mourners danced as they held photos of the pair aloft.
The sole survivor, Mr Bagala, 39, remains in a serious condition in hospital.
Police were still unsure which of the Nasr brothers was behind the wheel of the car but a relative told Daily Mail Australia Jeff had driven into the city to pick up Steve on the night of the crash.
As their white coffins were led out of the church some mourners danced as they held photos of the pair aloft
Hundreds of mourners spilled out onto the suburban street in Punchbowl
Emotional: Mourners watch on as family members carry the coffin of one of the Nasr brothers
Accompanied by his friend Joe Bagala, Jeff had jumped behind the wheel of the high-powered sports car to collect Steve and Steve’s friend Ms Keller.
‘Jeff went to pick up Steve in the city and he was hanging out with his mate Joe, and they were driving a mate’s car,’ the relative said.
The relative said Jeff Nasr had been in a relationship for the past 13 years and had been an ‘incredible and amazing’ father figure to his partner’s son.
Bree Keller’s parents believed their daughter had never met the Nasr brothers.
A hearse carrying the two white coffins with the brothers drives leaves the church and drives down the suburban street
As the white coffins were led out of the church some mourners danced as they held photos of the pair aloft
Relative Fadi Nasr spoke to the mourners on behalf of his family, remembering his two younger brothers as ‘shining angels taken too soon’
A mourner carries a wreath of white flowers moments before the funeral
A Nissan GT-R sports car similar to the one the four were travelling in when they crashed