Student, 16, killed as she walked to college after being hit by speeding driver in ‘souped up’ BMW, jury told

A student was killed as she walked to college after being hit by a speeding driver in a 'souped up' BMW, a jury heard. Omar Choudhury, 22, hit 16-year-old A Level student Alisha Goup on Rochdale Road in Oldham, as she made her way to Oldham College.

A jury at Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Choudhury was driving a BMW 3 series at about 66mph in a 30mph zone. Choudhury was overtaking on the wrong side of the road when he clipped another vehicle which was turning right, before losing control and mounting the pavement.

Alisha, from Royton, was killed instantly after suffering head injuries as she was hit at about 1.30pm on Thursday, February 23. Choudhury is standing trial alongside 24-year-old Hamidur Rahman. Both men deny causing death by dangerous driving.

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Jurors were told that Rahman had been 'pursuing' Choudhury in a second BMW shortly before the collision. The pair 'did not get on' and had ‘beef', prosecutor Henry Blackshaw said.

He told jurors that Rahman blamed Choudhury for informing his family about a relationship he was having with a woman, which her family 'disapproved' of.

Choudhury and Rahman met in a chance encounter earlier in nearby Chadderton Way on February 23, and Rahman allegedly threatened Choudhury with a baseball bat. Choudhury then set off ‘like a rocket’ followed by Rahman, who was driving a BMW 3 series ‘aggressively’ while ‘intent on pursuing him’, Mr Blackshaw claimed.

Witnesses said they thought the cars were 'racing'. Rahman turned off the road a few seconds before the collision, jurors heard, but prosecutors allege he is also guilty, arguing he made a ‘significant contribution’ to how