The âout of controlâ driver who smashed his Audi into an Uber car, causing a triple fatality in Sydneyâs southern suburbs on Saturday, has been revealed as a personal trainer and gym manager.
Tamati Gilbert, 43, flipped his Audi on Rocky Point Road in Sans Souci after fleeing a personal welfare check at his home and driving at a âconsiderable speedâ, launching over a concrete barrier and crashing into a blue Toyota Camry.
Uber driver Shoaib Hussain, 22, was behind the wheel of the Camry and was doing his final job of the night, taking 28-year-old Seamus Duignan home after a concert for his birthday.
Mr Duignan, Mr Hussain and Gilbert all died at the scene.
Gilbert, a fitness industry veteran, had left his home abruptly after his partner called police, raising âgrave concernsâ about his mental health.
Police attended the home in Gymea Bay at about 12.25am to conduct a welfare check and found Gilbert sitting in his Audi in the driveway.
He sped off before officers could speak to him and, ten minutes later, police received reports that an Audi had flipped over a concrete barrier 13km away in Sans Souci and landed on a blue Toyota Camry.
CCTV showed the Audi travelling at high speed moments before the crash. Separate footage captured the fiery moment of impact.

Tamati Gilbert, pictured above with his sister Renata, who says her family is devastated by his death, drove his Audi at high speed before the fiery crash that resulted in his death and the deaths of Uber driver Shoaib Hussain, 22, and 28-year-old Seamus Duignan

Shoaib Hussain, 22, was described by his friend as âkind, nice and hard-workingâ and that he had taken up Uber driving to send money home to his family in Pakistan, who are âcompletely brokenâ by their sonâs tragic death

Tamati Gilbert, 43, flipped his Audi on Rocky Point Road in Sans Souci after driving at âconsiderable speedâ and crashing into a blue Toyota Camry killing the two men inside it
Shocked bystanders tried to help after the impact caused one of the cars to catch alight, with one woman saying she âgrabbed the fire extinguisher, gave it to somebody and just checked that people werenât trapped insideâ.
The Uber driver was a social work student from Pakistan who had started driving on weekends to support himself and send money back to his family, who the Daily Mail has learned are âcompletely brokenâ by news of his death.
His friend Qasim Malik said Shoaib was âhard-working, kind and niceâ.
Sean Duignan described his brother Seamus as âa good man, brother and uncleâ who was ânever in trouble, just a good man who loved a laughâ.
Tamati Gilbertâs sister Renata posted on Facebook that her family was âabsolutely devastated, heartbroken and rocked by his early passingâ.
On his LinkedIn page, Gilbert said he had been âin the fitness industry for a long time and lost a lot of weight doing soâ and that he had several certificates as a fitness coach.
Seamus Duignanâs mother, Kim Duignan, has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the crash that claimed her sonâs life.
âThere needs to be a complete inquest into what caused this crash,â she said.

Seamus Duignan (above) was taking an Uber home when he and the driver, Shoaib Hussain, died after fitness trainer Tamati Gilbert smashed his Audi into Shoaibâs Camry

Shocked bystanders tried to help after the impact caused one of the cars to catch alight, with one woman saying she âgrabbed the fire extinguisher, gave it to somebody and just checked that people werenât trapped insideâ

Tamati Gilbert has been in âthe fitness industry for a long time and lost a lot of weight doing soâ and that he has several certificates as a fitness coach
Mr Malik said that Shoaibâs family wanted his body sent back to Pakistan when forensic examinations had been completed so that they could bury him at home.
âHe was a kind and nice person, and he was still only young,â Mr Malik said.
âHe came here when he was 18. It is a very big loss for his friends and family.â
Mr Malik had been speaking with Mr Hussain immediately before the crash when Shoaib was about to pick up Mr Duignan and take him home as the last job of the night.
Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15844261/sydney-uber-crash.html



