Audi driver accused of going at 'high speed' before death crash

AN AUDI driver fatally collided with a taxi while driving at ‘high speed’ with another Audi, prosecutors allege

- AMY WALKER

Krishan Patel, 24, was travelling along Trafford Road, in Ordall, Salford, in his Audi A3 when he collided with a Renault Megane in September 2020. The driver of the Megane, William Welsh, sustained multiple injuries and died two days later.

Mr Patel, from Preston, denies causing death by dangerous driving and is on trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Opening the case for the prosecution, Brian Berlyne said that just after 9am on September 10, 2020, Mr Welsh was driving his taxi along Trafford Road heading north, and had no passengers at the time. The weather was fine and the road surface was dry, he said.

As he was travelling along Trafford Road, which is a dual carriageway and governed by a 30mph speed limit, he moved into a filter lane with the intention of turning right into Phoebe Street, jurors heard.