Two men have been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a 16-year-old girl died in a horror crash as she walked to college.

Omar Choudhury, 22, and Hamidur Rahman, 24, have been found guilty of the offence after their involvement in a crash that saw Alisha Goup, from Royton, killed instantly on the pavement of Rochdale Road as she walked to Oldham Sixth Form College.

Rahman, of Tilbury Street, Oldham, had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving but not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and Choudhury of Broadway, Royton, pleaded not guilty to both dangerous driving and causing death by dangerous driving.

Both men appeared at Manchester Minshull Street Court today, Monday, and heard the jury deliver their verdict following a five-day trial that began last Monday.

The jury were sent out to begin deliberations just after 1pm on Friday afternoon.

This afternoon, Monday, the jury returned with their verdict. Silence fell over the court and the packed public galleries as the guilty verdicts were read.

Judge Matthew Corbett-Jones has adjourned the sentencing of the two men to allow for pre-sentence reports to be completed. He set a provisional date of Monday, September 4 for the sentencing.

Both men have been remanded into custody. Choudhury was previously on conditional bail.

Prosecutor Henry Blackshaw said in his opening speech that Alisha was killed instantly after being hit by Choudhury in a BMW 3 series coupe who had lost control after overtaking a line of stationary traffic while going 66 mph, more than twice the road’s 30 mph speed limit.

Mr Blackshaw said it was the prosecution’s case that Rahman’s driving was a “contributory factor” in how Choudhury drove and why he drove the way he did and that the pair shared responsibility for the crash.

He told jurors that prior to the crash the two men had fallen out due to a dispute over a girl. On the day of the crash, Rahman pulled up alongside Choudhury and “cross words” were exchanged.

Read our coverage of the trial here:

Rahman then got out of his car and ran towards Choudhury “brandishing a small baseball bat” and began “threatening him”.

Instead of driving off at a "sensible pace" or to a police station, Mr Blackshaw said Choudhury then "took off like a rocket" and the two cars then began travelling in convoy at "tremendous speed".

Six seconds before the crash Rahman turned off down a side street 155 metres from the crash site.

When giving evidence, Choudhury told jurors he thought Rahman was “chasing” him and their cars were “bumper to bumper” up until the point of the crash. He said he had feared for his life and drove the way he did to “shake off” Rahman.

On the fourth day of the trial, Rahman took to the stand to give his evidence and denied being responsible for how Choudhury drove or threatening his life. He also said he was also not responsible for what happened to Alisha.

He told jurors: "I turned off and the situation finished then.”

When asked by Mr Blackshaw whether he was partly responsible for causing the fatal crash he said: "No not at all I wasn't on the scene."

In his closing speech for the prosecution, Mr Blackwell urged the jury to “cut through the blame game” when considering their verdict.

In a statement following the verdicts, Anthony Stanway, senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West said: “Hamidur Rahman and Omar Choudhury’s manner of driving was selfish and reckless.

"They put many lives at risk that day with the worst possible outcome, the death of a young girl who had her whole life ahead of her.

“Neither man took responsibility for their actions, putting Alisha’s family through the further trauma of a trial. Nothing can bring Alisha back, but I hope this conviction goes some way to comfort her family at this difficult time.

“All drivers have a responsibility to drive safely, this case shows the devastating consequences of not doing so. We will robustly prosecute those who disregard the rules of the road and the safety of pedestrians and other road users.”