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A banned speeding driver who hit and killed a much-loved Birmingham grandmother and then fled the scene has been jailed. Amaan Isa struck 80-year-old Irshad Begum as she tried to cross Washwood Heath Road on 5 April this year.
Over 500 people have signed a petition demanding road safety improvements after the fatal hit-and-run death of a much-loved grandmother in Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham. The family of Irshad Begum, 80, launched the petition after the the tragic death of their beloved grandmother on 5 April.
Tributes have been paid to a pensioner who died after being hit by a car at the hands of a disqualified driver, as West Midlands Police charged the man for “dangerous driving” following the fatal collision. Irshad Begum was struck along Washwood Heath Road at just before 4.40pm on Tuesday (5 April). The 80-year-old sadly died from her…