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| Austria mountain crash: Tributes paid to dead Britons | Austria mountain crash: Tributes paid to dead Britons |
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| Two British men who were killed when their car crashed off a mountain road in Austria were "like brothers", one of their mothers has said. | Two British men who were killed when their car crashed off a mountain road in Austria were "like brothers", one of their mothers has said. |
| Danny Hall, 25, and Josh Robinson, 22, both from Kent, came off Austria's highest mountain pass, Grossglockner High Alpine Road, on Friday morning. | Danny Hall, 25, and Josh Robinson, 22, both from Kent, came off Austria's highest mountain pass, Grossglockner High Alpine Road, on Friday morning. |
| Mr Robinson's mother, Jennifer, said it felt like she had "lost two sons". | Mr Robinson's mother, Jennifer, said it felt like she had "lost two sons". |
| Mr Hall's mother, Michelle, said the pair were "two lovely lads" who shared "a special bond". | |
| Top Gear dream | |
| Mr Robinson's father, Marcus, said Josh was "kind, gentle, loving" and dreamt of becoming a Top Gear presenter. | |
| "That was a little dream he had. They made videos and practiced. The boys together were very amusing. I think they would have made fantastic presenters," he added. | "That was a little dream he had. They made videos and practiced. The boys together were very amusing. I think they would have made fantastic presenters," he added. |
| "He really was a good person, such a lovely person. If I could honestly be half the man he was in his short life then I'd be happy." | "He really was a good person, such a lovely person. If I could honestly be half the man he was in his short life then I'd be happy." |
| Mrs Robinson said: "Josh meant more than the world to me." | Mrs Robinson said: "Josh meant more than the world to me." |
| Mr Hall was "like a son", she added. "They were like brothers. It feels like I have lost two sons." | Mr Hall was "like a son", she added. "They were like brothers. It feels like I have lost two sons." |
| 'Very mature' | 'Very mature' |
| The pair had been taking part in the Great European Rally, an eight-day drive through seven countries, beginning in Belgium and finishing in Hungary. | |
| Police said the driver lost control of the pair's Seat Leon while driving about 8,000ft (2,400m) above sea level. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. | Police said the driver lost control of the pair's Seat Leon while driving about 8,000ft (2,400m) above sea level. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Mr Hall's mother, Michelle, said her son was a "bubbly character" who "lived life to the max". | |
| She said: "Everywhere he went he would put a smile on people's faces." | |
| She added that the pair had known what they were doing and had not been taking part in a race, as police in Salzburg had at first suggested. | |
| Officers have since said the pair were not racing before the crash and are treating it as an accident. | |
| "They were two sensible lads, two lovely lads that had a special bond together and we want to get them home together," she added. | |
| The pair had filmed updates and spoken of the dangers of the trip on social media before they died. | The pair had filmed updates and spoken of the dangers of the trip on social media before they died. |
| Mr Robinson's father said they had known about the some of the roads on the trip being "notorious for accidents". | Mr Robinson's father said they had known about the some of the roads on the trip being "notorious for accidents". |
| He added: "As a father I thought don't be silly, be careful. But he was a young man with his own business about to purchase own house. | He added: "As a father I thought don't be silly, be careful. But he was a young man with his own business about to purchase own house. |
| "His age was more like 25-26 than 22. He was very mature for his age." | "His age was more like 25-26 than 22. He was very mature for his age." |
| Mr Robinson, a civil engineer, had a love of cars and extreme sports and was a self-taught mechanic, his father said. | |
| He said he could have imagined his son taking part in further car rallies if he had not been killed. | |
| Mr Robinson's father said the pair had been wearing their seat belts at the time of the accident. |