A young driver who caused a horrific two-car smash which left three people seriously injured was speeding because he wanted to get to a restaurant as it was Ramadan.

Ihtisham Shabir, 24, who was jailed for three years, said that his only explanation was that the Ramadan fast had come to an end that day and he was rushing to a restaurant to eat.

He was “showing off” in his Audi as he drove family and friends to a restaurant at the end of Ramadan in June 2015. He lost control on a bend on the A644 Wakefield Road at Cooper Bridge and smashed into a VW Golf coming in the opposite direction.

Bradford crown court heard Ihtisham Shabir had been rushing to get to a restaurant after fasting for Ramadan when he crashed his Audi into a VW Golf

Bradford Crown Court heard how one witness had suggested that Shabir was doing 100mph on the 50mph road and prosecutor Chloe Hudson said his passengers told him to slow down as they heard its tyres screeching.

Shabir overtook several cars at high speed before the smash.

Judge Jonathan Rose described damage to both cars as “horrendous” and Miss Hudson outlined details of the injuries caused to the four passengers in the Audi and the three occupants of the Golf.

The most seriously injured was Bradford man Fiaz Ahmed, the driver of the Golf, who was on his way to work that night.

The 40-year-old suffered bruising to his brain, multiple fractures to his pelvis and spine and lacerations to his liver and spleen.

He was in hospital for three weeks and had to undergo surgery to insert metal plates and screws.

In his victim impact statement he described how he had been left with a permanent disability and had constant pain. He said he had been unable to return to work.

Mr Ahmed’s brother Iftikar suffered a chest injury and extensive damage to his right hand.

In his statement he said he had severe nerve damage to his wrist and was not sure if he would be able to go back to work.

A talented teenage boxer, who was a rear seat passenger in Shabir’s car, suffered an open skull fracture in the crash and will not fight again.

Four other occupants in the two cars suffered a variety of injuries.

Shabir, of Dewsbury, admitted dangerous driving and three charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

His lawyer Anastasis Tassou said his client had no previous convictions and a previously unblemished driving record.

He was full of remorse and had been attacked in revenge for what happened.

Judge Rose noted that Shabir’s only explanation was that the Ramadan fast had come to an end that day and he was rushing to a restaurant to eat.

He was “showing off” despite pleas from his passengers to slow down. Shabir was jailed for three years and banned from driving for four years.