Deliveroo driver killed pensioner as 'he cut corner'

Jury finds 55-year-old guilty, but he avoids a jail term

- AMY WALKER

A DELIVEROO driver killed an elderly man as he crossed the road when he cut the corner to 'beat traffic'.

Mustafa Sayed was delivering food when he approached the junction of School Lane and Parrs Wood Road in Didsbury on November 14, 2022.

As the lights changed from red to green, he turned right while Sadrudin Noormaohamed Adatia, 86, was slowly crossing the road with his walking aid.

Sayed, 55, hit Mr Adatia, sending him into the air. He was rushed to hospital, but sadly died from his injuries the next morning.

Sayed, from Withington, was found guilty by jurors of causing death by driving without due care and attention.

Handing him a suspended sentence, Judge Alan Conrad KC said: "You were working as a takeaway delivery driver and were under pressure to deliver - whether that was self-imposed or from your employer.