Overview
- The collision on the A483 in November 2024 involved a BMW and an Audi allegedly racing and a Toyota Yaris driven by 41-year-old Rhys Jenkins, who died at the scene while his nine-year-old son was airlifted to Alder Hey with serious injuries.
- Prosecutors opened their case at Mold Crown Court on June 1, 2026, telling jurors eyewitnesses described reckless overtaking and that the brothers had been 'egging on' one another.
- Technical evidence presented in court included airbag and impact data that the prosecution says show the BMW was traveling in excess of 63mph at impact.
- The defendants, Abubakr Yusaf (31) and Umar Yusaf (35), deny causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving; Abubakr also faces an allegation of driving while uninsured and both are said to have left the scene and later declined to answer police questions.
- The trial is continuing and will turn on jurors’ assessment of witness testimony and the vehicle data, while the case highlights lasting harm to the Jenkins family and potential wider calls for tougher scrutiny of high-speed driving on rural roads.