Man jailed after five-year-old killed in Leeds collision

Colin Agyei, 32, of Pear Tree Grove, Knottingley, has been jailed for six years at Leeds Crown Court.

He was found guilty of causing the death of five-year-old Abdullah Ebrahim by dangerous driving.
The collision happened on 7 July 2022 on Back Camberley Street in Leeds.

The road is a narrow back street not typically used by vehicles.

Agyei drove his Nissan Note past a no entry sign and struck Abdullah as the child ran across the road.

Abdullah died in hospital shortly after the collision.

The court heard Agyei failed to stop at the scene.

Abdullah’s mum, Salma Begum, said she will never forget the image of her son lying on the floor on his own.

She said four years have passed but her grief has not.

Detective Sergeant Steve Suggitt, from West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team, said the collision was completel