Shocking CCTV captures fatal 139mph crash in 'one of worst speeding cases'

Two men have been jailed after a man died as they drove at more than 100mph in what police have called "one of the most extreme dangerous driving cases" officers have ever seen.

Uways Hussain and Usmaan Mahmood filmed themselves travelling at more than a 100mph on residential roads in Burnage, South Manchester, before smashing into Sylvester Abayomi's car as he drove to work in March.

The pair had earlier been seen on CCTV inhaling nitrous oxide before then spending the night racing through the streets and running red lights at more than four-times the speed limit, reaching 139mph just seconds before the fatal crash.

Driver Hussain and his passenger Mahmood were then recorded on an apple watch, which had automatically called emergency services in the moments after the collision, making plans to flee the scene and cover up evidence.

Both have now been jailed for a total of more than 24 years after Hussain admitted causing death by dangerous driving, while Mahmood admitted aiding and abetting the same charge.

It is believed it is one of the first times a passenger has been convicted of such a charge.

Jailing them, Judge Nicholas Dean KC said their driving was "deliberate risk-taking, seemingly for the thrill of it".

“It was a sustained, deliberate and escalating course of highly dangerous conduct over a prolonged period," he said.

“I have seen CCTV images and video recordings on phones and they are terrifying.

“You drove at extreme speeds, seemingly up to very nearly 140mph, on roads which were by and large subject to 30mph speed limits, far, far in excess of any safe or lawful limit.”

Manchester Crown Court heard Hussain, 20, and Mahmood, 23, set out in the VW Golf GTI belonging to Mahmood, which neither were insured to drive, at around 11pm on 8 March.

As they stopped for petrol to continue their racing they were seen on CCTV inhaling from a balloon filled with Class C drug Nitrous Oxide.

The pair then recorded a series of videos on their phones throughout the night showing them weaving in and out of traffic, regularly hitting speeds of more than 100mph.

But as they raced down Kingsway the pair jumped a red light, smashing into 50-year-old Sylvester Abayomi - known as Syll - who worked as a delivery driver, leaving him with fatal injuries.

Despite the crash Hussain and Mahmood continued driving, reversing down the road before parking up, unaware the crash had triggered Hussain’s Apple watch and called the emergency services who were recording their conversation.

Hussain was heard asking Mahmood to "call an uber" to get them away, before the pair discussed if Syll was dead and making a plan to tell police the car had been stolen.

Judge Dean described the transcript of the call as “chilling”, adding: “It doesn’t reveal shock or concern for the victim.”

CCTV from a nearby shop also showed the duo removing nitrous oxide canisters from the back of the car.

The pair, who were still being tracked by their Apple watch, were arrested shortly afterwards after fleeing the scene.

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