The driver of a rented Lamborghini which hit speeds of more than 140mph (230km/h) on a motorway has been found guilty of causing the death of her friend in a crash.

Humaira Batool, from Bradford, was driving the hired Urus model supercar before it struck a barrier on the M62 and set alight, killing her 20-year-old friend Mohammed Shaan Hussain.

During a trial at Leeds Crown Court, jurors were told the Lamborghini was driven by Batool "at grossly excessive speeds of up to 143mph in wet conditions" on the motorway near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, in the early hours of 21 December 2022.

The 26-year-old was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and will be sentenced on 2 November.

The trial heard Hussain, also from Bradford, had rented the vehicle and planned to use it to collect a friend from HMP Leeds.

Prosecutor Christopher Dunn told jurors he collected his friend Batool from her home at about 04:00 BST.

However, CCTV footage showed the defendant, who initially travelled in the passenger seat, getting out at traffic lights and taking the driver's seat, switching places with Hussain.

Batool told the court she had "panicked" and got in the driver's seat, after Hussain insisted she take the wheel as he was unable to drive.

Jurors heard the car was travelling at about 120mph (193km/h) as it passed the "house in the middle of the motorway" landmark on the M62.

Eight seconds later it had come to a standstill after leaving the carriageway, striking a barrier and overturning.

Batool denied ever intending to drive at such a speed, claiming Hussain had "reached over" and touched something causing the car to "just surge".

The defendant said she was "not watching" the speedometer as she was focused on the road, but she could "feel the speed increasing".

A representative of Lamborghini previously told the court there was no feature that would cause the car's speed to increase in such a way, other than a person's "right foot".

Under cross-examination, Dunn accused Batool of lying to "avoid the consequences of [her] guilty actions".

Witnesses who had been overtaken by the Lamborghini stopped to help and heard a woman shouting for assistance, the prosecution told the court.

Dunn said attempts to reach the occupants were thwarted by flames before a "very significant explosion".

Jurors heard Batool was later found by a second group of witnesses on a grass verge near the motorway, while Hussain was trapped in the wreckage.

The prosecutor said the defendant told witnesses the flames had melted the seatbelt, enabling her to escape the vehicle.

She was left with serious injuries, including burns to around 10% of her body and a shattered tibia.

Hussain was recovered from the car having suffered fatal injuries.

West Yorkshire Police's Det Insp Paul Conroy said the force welcomed the jury's verdict.

"We always maintained she was responsible for her own actions in choosing to drive the car to speeds up to double the speed limit, and she must now answer for the incredibly dangerous driving she demonstrated on that night," he added.

"We now await her sentencing on 2 November."

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