An unqualified driver who killed a beloved grandad in a hit-and-run has been jailed.
Ghulam Nabi was on his way to start his shift as a bus driver on Sunday, August 29 when he was struck by motorist Raihan Ahmed on Great Barr Street, Digbeth.
The 20-year-old was travelling at more than double the speed limit when he flew over a bridge and plowed into the father-of-four, according to Birmingham Live.
The offender, of Langdale Road, Great Barr, was jailed for three years and eight months and handed a driving ban for four years and ten months.
He previously admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
The court heard how the 61-year-old victim was fatally injured when Ahmed raced over a bridge, with all four wheels off the ground, before losing control and mounting the pavement.
Experts later calculated he had been doing 53mph on a road with a 20mph speed limit.
Justin Jarmola, prosecuting, told Birmingham Crown Court that the bridge, which crossed a canal, had been an "obvious hazard" and Ahmed had lost control of the Ford Focus before ploughing into Mr Nabi, who was wearing a high-viz jacket for work.
A motorist, who was on the way to the area's wholesale market, said the Focus "flashed" past him and he saw it veer onto his side of the road before crashing into a wall and then scraping along it.
After driving off, Ahmed - who had no licence - dumped the car, which was on false plates, but handed himself into police after an appeal was launched to find him.
Passing sentence, Judge Heidi Kubic QC told him: "Mr Nabi was walking to work. He was a family man with children and grandchildren, a wife and a mother who all loved him.
"He was wearing a high-visibility jacket. You chose to drive a stolen car at grossly excessive speeds. You did not have a driving licence or insurance for that car which was on false plates.
"The speed was, in fact, sufficient for the car to leave the road as it went over a hump backed bridge. You lost control of that vehicle and it swerved on to the pavement, hitting first a bus pole and then Mr Nabi who was thrown across the junction and sadly died at the scene.
"You drove off in a car whose windscreen had been smashed. I have heard read out a victim impact statement and it is clear that his loss has been felt keenly by the family who knew and loved him."
Simon Rippon defending, said Ahmed had not seen Mr Nabi.
He said: "He was an inexperienced driver in a car he was not familiar with. If he had known he had struck someone he would have stopped. He has expressed his remorse and understanding of what he did. It was a stupid, selfish and ill-considered act."
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