Court shown CCTV of cars 'racing' before Wolverhampton crash that killed young brothers
Chilling CCTV footage has been shown to a court showing two cars 'racing at high speeds,' on a main road in Wolverhampton moments before one of them ploughed into a car, killing two youngsters.
Pawanveer Singh, aged 23 months, and his brother Sanjay, aged ten, were travelling in the family's BMW with their mother Arathi Nehar driving when it was hit by an Audi travelling at high speeds on the A4123 Birmingham New Road on March 14, 2019. The brothers were killed instantly.
The crash caused an outpouring of grief and public tributes to the youngsters from Sedgley, with Pawanveer within a month of celebrating his second birthday.
Five defendants appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on the first day of their trial, accused of a variety of offences around the accident. Mohammed Sullaiman Khan, the driver of the Audi, has already admitted causing death by dangerous driving but denies a charge of perverting the course of justice.
The Audi was travelling at 92mph on the Birmingham Road, close to Lawnswood Avenue Parkfield and the Bentley at 72mph, with both cars "racing each other and attempting to overtake", said Robert Price, prosecuting.
