Overview
- A collision on 16 November 2024 on the A483 south of Welshpool killed 41-year-old rugby referee Rhys Jenkins and seriously injured his nine-year-old son Ioan.
- Brothers Umar and Abubakr Yusaf, both from Manchester, deny charges of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving and have told the jury they were not racing.
- Prosecutors say Abubakr lost control of a BMW at speed and that the pair may have been driving in concert while defence lawyers argue the car hit mud or another contaminant and the evidence of dangerous driving is weak.
- Umar gave emotional evidence describing how he moved the injured boy to a verge, returned to the crashed BMW, then left the scene with his brother and drove to a Tesco in Welshpool and said he did not call emergency services because he was in 'auto-pilot' mode.
- The trial at Mold Crown Court is ongoing with jurors still hearing evidence and the case raising wider questions about high-speed driving on rural roads and drivers' responsibilities after serious collisions.