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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Pair jailed over 139mph Manchester crash that killed man

Mugshots of Uways Hussain and Usmon Mahmood
Uways Hussain and Usmon Mahmood ran red lights and weaved through traffic before hitting Sylvester Abayomi. Photograph: Greater Manchester Police

A driver and passenger who inhaled nitrous oxide while travelling at speeds of up to 139mph in a 30mph zone before a fatal collision have been jailed.

Uways Hussain, 20, and Usmon Mahmood, 23, filmed themselves inhaling the gas from a balloon, running red lights and weaving through traffic before hitting Sylvester Abayomi, 50, in Manchester, as he was driving to work.

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