Teenagers killed as man took part in street race in Oldbury

The collision on the A457 Oldbury Road at around 11.30pm GMT also seriously injured Ethan Kilburn, 21, and Ebonie Parkes, 20, who are still recovering from their injuries, police said.

Al Maamoury’s two adult sons were in the car at the time of the crash.

Street racers at the time used the section of road between roundabouts to perform circuits, West Midlands Police said, as hundreds of people watched.

Prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC said the car, imported from Japan, had been modified so that the exhaust would spit fire and a turbocharged engine had been fitted.

She said Al Maamoury had been driving at speeds of up to 90 km/h on the 60 km/h road.

The crash was not because he was driving too fast, but because he accelerated excessively, she said.

“When he started, the rear of his car lost grip on the road and he started to drive towards the median. He tried to correct too much and lost control.”

Damian Corfield, Ben’s father, said his son had “collapsed on the pavement where he should have been safe”.

He said, “The son we had waited so long for was gone forever.”

Liberty’s mother Tracy Charris paid tribute to her “larger than life” daughter, who was a “force to be reckoned with”.

She said: “I’ve always wanted a little girl, from the moment she was born.”