Newlywed couple among three killed in horror high-speed car crash just three days after secretly tying the knot

NewsWorld News A NEWLYWED couple has tragically died when their BMW crashed – just three days after their secret wedding. Sara Brugnatelli, 26, and her groom, Kleo Vrioni, 25, were returning from a night out with three other passengers before the fatal crash in the town of Manez, Albania. Sara Brugnatelli, 26, had married her Albanian husband Kleo Vrioni, 25, three days before the fatal crash Credit: Newsflash CCTV footage shows their BMW crashing at high speeds into a concrete structure Credit: Newsflash Horrifying CCTV footage shows the vehicle speeding off the road, ploughing into a concrete structure in a town near Tirana. The BMW overturned and slid violently for 131 feet before coming to a dramatic end in a big dust cloud. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The crash happened shortly after 2am on the August 19. Initial investigations of the footage had found that the car was travelling around 71mph before the driver lost control and smashed into a concrete kerb. Sara and Kleo died at the scene but passengers Alvi Muhaxhiri, 15, Rejsi Vrioni, 25, and Klevis Dervish, 16, were taken to a trauma hospital in Tirana and were treated for their serious injuries. It has been confirmed that Kleo had been drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel, according to his toxicological tests. Sara’s family had reportedly told Italian media that they had not been notified of their marriage. Sara’s family are awaiting her body to return to Italy from Albania Credit: Newsflash Parish priest of Zocco, Don Bruno Colosio, remembered her love of horses Credit: Newsflash It is believed that the couple held a private ceremony in Kleo’s country of origin, Albania. Most read in The Sun Sara had lived in Zocco since 2005 and has recently spent time with her partner Kleo at his home in Ponte San Pietro, near Bergamo. He worked as a bricklayer while she found a job as a shop assistant at a pet supplies store near Curno. One of Kleo’s neighbours, Ervist Myrtaj, 21, said: “My brother worked with Kleo and is now going to Albania for the funeral.” “Although Ervist had known him for a year and a half, “Kleo had not even told us about the wedding; perhaps they preferred to keep it private.” The parish priest of Zocco, Don Bruno Colosio remembered Sara as someone who was “in love with life and horses, her great passion.” Her friends and family are waiting for her body to be returned to Italy from Albania after necessary examinations are carried out in Albania. Comment now