Mohammed Shaan Hussain

Mohammed Shaan Hussain was a 20 year old car valet from Bradford, West Yorkshire, who died on 21 December 2022 after the rented Lamborghini Urus in which he was a passenger crashed on the M62 motorway near Outlane, Huddersfield. He was not a public figure before his death, but his case became national news in England because of the speed involved in the crash, the make of car, and the criminal case that followed against the driver, his friend Humaira Batool.

Hussain had rented the 200,000 pound Lamborghini Urus and was travelling with Batool in the early hours of 21 December 2022 to collect another friend from HMP Leeds. Batool was behind the wheel and, according to evidence given at her trial, reached speeds of up to 143mph on the motorway in wet conditions before losing control. The car struck a barrier, overturned and burst into flames. Hussain was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering fatal injuries, and his body was later formally identified through dental records. Batool survived but suffered serious injuries, including burns to around ten per cent of her body and a shattered tibia.

Friends and neighbours paid tribute to Hussain in the days after his death, describing him as a young, lovely and polite man who was always respectful. He was buried on 24 December 2022, with his janaza, or Islamic funeral prayer, announced for Bradford and a burial connection noted to Dadyal. An inquest into his death was later opened and adjourned at Bradford Coroner's Court pending the outcome of the criminal case.

That criminal case concluded nearly four years later. Batool denied driving dangerously and claimed at trial that Hussain had reached over and touched something in the car, causing it to surge, but the judge rejected her account. A jury found her guilty of causing Hussain's death by dangerous driving, and in November 2026 she was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to ten years in prison. The judge told the court that Hussain's death had been tragic and entirely avoidable and that his life had been brought to a sudden and horrific end. In the days after sentencing, members of Batool's family said publicly that she was unfit for prison because of health problems and allergies, a claim that drew further attention to the case and to the family who continue to mourn Hussain.

Mohammed Shaan Hussain is remembered by those who knew him as a kind and ordinary young man whose life was cut short in a crash that need not have happened. His death, and the long wait for justice that followed, became a point of public reflection on dangerous driving and the risks of high performance rental cars.