Beautiful bride, 23, killed on the way to her wedding after an overtaking vehicle 'crumpled her car like a tin' when it rammed her off the road
- Guzel Zakirova, 23, had just had her hair done and was driving to her wedding
- Her Lada was 'crumpled like a tin' when Nissan smashed into it in Bashkortostan
- Heartbroken fiance Ilnar Shafikov, 26, had to attend funeral instead of wedding
- His mother said he was 'madly in love', adding: 'I don't know how will he live now'
A young woman has been killed in a shocking head-on crash - while driving to her own wedding.
Guzel Zakirova, 23, was heading to meet her groom after getting her hair done ahead of the civil ceremony.
But what was meant to be her 'happiest day' instead became one of sadness and horror for friends and relatives after her car was 'crumpled like a tin' in the Bashkortostan region of Russia.
The bride was pronounced dead at the crash site and her body was shown lying on the ground under a cover.
What was meant to be Guzel Zakirova's 'happiest day' instead became one of sadness and horror for friends and relatives after her car was 'crumpled like a tin' in the Bashkortostan region of Russia. Pictured: The aftermath of the crash
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Ilnar Shafikov's mother said he was 'madly in love' with his fiancee, adding: 'I don't know how will he live now'. Pictured: The happy couple before the devastating crash
Guzel, 23, had just had her hair done and was driving to her wedding when the Nissan - driven by a 31-year-old man - smashed into her Lada and killed her.
A relative said of Guzel (pictured): 'This was supposed to be your happiest day, and now you're dead'
Her female passenger was badly injured and rushed to hospital.
A Nissan driven by a 31-year-old man rammed into her Lada as it overtook another car on a busy road in the oil-rich area.
Ilnar (pictured right) was said to be 'madly in love' with Guzel (pictured left)
He and a female passenger were also hospitalised.
'This was supposed to be your happiest day, and now you're dead', said a message posted by a relative.
Instead of attending her wedding, relatives were forced to organise her funeral.
Her heartbroken husband-to-be Ilnar Shafikov, 26, was the last to leave the cemetery.
His mother Alfiya Shafikova, 57, said: 'They had such a bright, strong love.
'He was madly in love with her.
'He would call her after waking up in the morning, and in the evening when he was back home from work.
Pictured: Guzel (centre) with her parents on the day of her graduation
A friend said: 'She was so bright and happy. How could this happen on what should have been her best day?' Pictured: Bride-to-be Guzel Zakirova, 23
Guzel was pronounced dead at the crash site and her body was shown lying on the ground under a cover. Pictured: The bride-to-be poses on a bridge before her devastating crash
Pictured: Guzel Zakirova before her untimely death. The mother of the groom-to-be said the couple had 'such a bright, strong love'
'He had her photos on his phone, on his computer.
'I don't know how will he live now.'
A friend said: 'She was so bright and happy. How could this happen on what should have been her best day?'
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