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Man charged after woman killed crossing road in Nelson

A teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous after a woman (pictured) was killed crossing the road in Nelson.

Safia Karieem (51) died on Manchester Road, at 8.30pm on December 15.

Abubakar Mahmood (19) of Farrer Street, Nelson, was also charged with driving whilst disqualified and was remanded into custody to appear at Burnley Crown Court on January 20.

Dashcam footage

Three 19-year-old men, a 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were held on suspicion of dangerous driving.

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

They have all been bailed.

Police are still appealing for information or footage of the blue VW Golf on Manchester Road.

Helen Greaney
If you have interesting things happening at your company in Lancashire, I'm the news editor here and I'd love to hear it. I'm a senior journalist with more than 18 years' experience in local, regional and national newspapers, as well as in digital PR.
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