A 32-year-old Ghanaian delivery driver living in the United Kingdom, Colin Agyei, has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of causing the death of a five-year-old boy through dangerous driving.
Agyei, of Pear Tree Grove, Knottingley, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on September 24, 2026, following his conviction for causing the death of Abdullah Ebrahim in a road collision.
The fatal incident occurred on July 7, 2022, on Back Camberley Street in Beeston, Leeds. The road is a narrow back street that is not generally used by vehicles.
According to West Yorkshire Police, Agyei was driving a Nissan Note while making deliveries when he drove past a no-entry sign and entered the restricted road. He subsequently collided with Abdullah as the child ran across the street.
Abdullah was taken to hospital following the collision but died from his injuries shortly afterwards.
The court heard that Agyei had used the route as a shortcut. He admitted a lesser charge of causing death by careless driving but was found guilty by a jury of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial.
The jury reportedly reached its verdict after about 40 minutes of deliberation. Agyei was subsequently sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and was also disqualified from driving for more than seven years.
During sentencing, the court heard that the road was particularly narrow and that children using or crossing the street would not necessarily expect vehicles to be travelling along it.
West Yorkshire Police said their investigation estimated that Agyei had been travelling at around 15mph. Testing of the road, however, found that its layout meant vehicles could not safely travel along it at speeds above approximately 7mph.
Abdullah’s mother, Salma Begum, told the court about the lasting impact of her son’s death and the four-year wait for the case to conclude.
She said the loss continued to affect her family and that she still thought about her son every day.
Begum also questioned Agyei’s conduct following the collision and said she had been troubled by what she described as changes in his account during the trial. Her statement highlighted the emotional impact of repeatedly attending court and reliving the circumstances surrounding her son’s death.
Detective Sergeant Steve Suggitt of West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team described the incident as tragic and said the collision could have been avoided if Agyei had complied with the no-entry restriction.
He said the circumstances had deprived Abdullah’s family of the opportunity to share a lifetime of memories with him.
The case has now concluded with Agyei’s custodial sentence, although the death continues to have a profound impact on Abdullah’s family.
Source: Thepressradio.com
