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UK Court Jails Two Men 24 Years For Crushing Nigerian To Death In Manchester Crash
The convicts, 20-year-old Uways Hussain and 23-year-old Usmon Mahmood, received their sentences after being found guilty in connection with the fatal March 2026 crash on Kingsway.
Two men have been sentenced to a combined total of 24 years and five months in prison following a horrific high-speed collision in Manchester that claimed the life of a UK-based Nigerian, Sylvester Abayomi.
The convicts, 20-year-old Uways Hussain and 23-year-old Usmon Mahmood, received their sentences after being found guilty in connection with the fatal March 2026 crash on Kingsway.
According to a statement released by the Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Hussain was handed an 11-year and eight-month prison term, while Mahmood was sentenced to 12 years and nine months.
Legal experts note that Mahmood’s conviction marks a historic milestone in UK traffic law. It is believed to be one of the first instances in the United Kingdom where a passenger has been found guilty of aiding and abetting death by dangerous driving.
A detailed investigation by the GMP revealed that the tragedy was the culmination of a night spent terrorising the streets of South Manchester. The vehicle involved, a Volkswagen Golf, belonged to Mahmood, who sat in the passenger seat and permitted Hussain to drive throughout the night.
Detectives recovered deeply incriminating mobile phone footage filmed by the pair during their joyride.
The videos showed them repeatedly traveling at speeds exceeding 100 mph on residential roads with strictly enforced 30 mph limits.
The footage captured the duo running red lights and weaving recklessly through traffic with an absolute disregard for public safety.
In several instances, the vehicle reached speeds topping 130 mph. Dashcam and vehicle telemetry data confirmed that just seconds before the fatal impact, the car was traveling at a staggering 139 mph.
Furthermore, police noted that the recovered footage showed Mahmood inhaling from a balloon — a common method for consuming nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas” — while seated in the passenger side. At one point, Hussain was also seen seemingly inhaling from a balloon while driving the vehicle at speeds over 100 mph.
The catastrophic crash occurred at approximately 4:36am at the junction of Green End Road and Kingsway.
The victim, Sylvester Abayomi, was driving to work and approached the intersection. Securing a green traffic signal, Abayomi entered the junction under the rightful assumption that it was safe to proceed. At that exact moment, the Volkswagen Golf driven by Hussain blasted through a red light at extreme speed, broadsiding Abayomi’s vehicle.
Emergency responders arrived at the scene shortly after the crash, but Abayomi’s injuries were too severe, and he tragically succumbed to them.
In the immediate aftermath of the crash, rather than rendering aid or calling emergency services, Hussain and Mahmood immediately conspired to evade justice.
Unbeknownst to them, Hussain’s Apple Watch had automatically triggered a crash alert, recording the ambient audio of their conversation.
The recording captured the two men frantically discussing plans to flee the scene, trying to decide which pieces of incriminating evidence to scrub from the vehicle, and plotting to report the car as stolen to the police.
Moments later, they booked an Uber to execute their escape.
However, law enforcement acted with immense speed. Following the initial emergency report at 4:37 AM, traffic units and local officers flooded the area. Within just 12 minutes, both suspects were successfully tracked down, intercepted, and placed under arrest.
With the conclusion of the trial, both men have begun serving their lengthy prison sentences, closing a case that has sparked widespread conversation across both the UK and Nigeria regarding road safety enforcement and passenger accountability.
