Mohammed Ibrahim was travelling at over 80mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control of his BMW 420 and smashed head-on with an MG, killing Amanda Riley, 49, and her mum Linda Philips, 72
A driver who killed a mum and her daughter in a head-on Boxing Day crash while racing another car at over 80mph has been jailed.
Tragic Amanda Riley, 49, and Linda Philips, 72, both died in the horror smash in the Shard End area of Birmingham. Mohammed Ibrahim, 25, was overtaking at up to 84mph in a 30mph zone when he lost control of his BMW 420. The vehicle, which was travelling in “convoy” with a BMW X3, crashed into a quad bike which had jumped a red light. It then hit an MG car containing four generations of the same family, killing Amanda and Linda in December 2023.
Three passengers only survived after being pulled from the blazing vehicle by a hero passer-by. The MG occupants had been returning home from festive family celebrations when the tragedy happened.
Ibrahim was overheard saying “I need to go” before he fled the carnage. He went to hospital for treatment on a leg injury and then returned to the scene, where he was arrested.
Birmingham crown court heard the driver of the X3 and the quad rider have never been traced. Ibrahim admitted two counts of causing death and three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
In a victim impact statement, Linda’s husband and Amanda’s dad George Philips said his “ world fell apart” when they died. He added: :”The aftermath (of the crash) was the complete devastation of my family. I felt an immense emptiness.”
Jasper Mann, representing Ibrahim, said he has “no meaningful memory of that day”.
Ibrahim, of Sheldon, Birmingham, was jailed for 13 years and three months. He was also banned from the roads for 18 years and nine months.
Judge Paul Farrer KC told him: “The harm that you caused is incalculable.”