Speeding nurse used phone before mowing down Leeds pedestrian

A trainee nurse was speeding and on her phone moments before she hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the road, then ploughed into a bus shelter, seriously injuring a waiting man.

- by Nick Frame

Romeesa Ahmed caused fatal injuries to 28-year-old Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari in Armley in February 2023 and left the waiting bus passenger with badly broken legs.

She was jailed at Leeds Crown Court this week after admitting causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury through dangerous driving.

Incredibly, the court was told she has been banned from driving twice since the horror smash.

Judge Tom Bayliss KC gave her a nine-year sentence and told her: "You were ignoring the speed limit. You did not see Mrs Kumari because of the speed you were travelling and perhaps distracted by something on your phone. You killed her."