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Evening Standard
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Eleanor Barlow

Driver and passenger sentenced over fatal crash after car topped 130mph

Uways Hussain admitted causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst uninsured and failing to provide a specimen (GMP/PA) - (PA Media)

A car driver and passenger who inhaled nitrous oxide while travelling at speeds of up to 139mph before a fatal collision have been sentenced.

Uways Hussain, 20, was driving a VW Golf GTI belonging to friend Usmon Mahmood, 23, when he ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing 50-year-old Sylvester Abayomi, Manchester Crown Court heard on Friday.

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