Police allege street race took place moments before horror crash that killed two young brothers

Police will allege that a street race was the cause of a horror car crash that killed two brothers in Sydney’s south last month.

Xavier Abreu, 10, and his younger brother Peter, nine, were killed when a Subaru Impreza sedan they were inside crashed into a tree at Monterey on August 25.

The driver, a 33-year-old man, was charged over the incident and remains before the courts.

Following extensive investigations, police have charged a second man after new information was revealed about the moments that lead up to the crash.

Police will allege the Subaru Impreza was involved in a street race with a silver Audi A4 before the Subaru driver lost control of the vehicle, crossing to the incorrect side of the road and crashing into the tree.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death, organising and promoting a road race and two counts of failing to stop and render assistance after impact causing death.

More to come.