A man accused of ‘chasing’ a driver who then hit and killed a 16-year-old girl from Oldham has insisted he stopped the pursuit after it got “too dangerous” and that he is not responsible for the death.

Hamidur Rahman is currently on trial at Manchester Minshull Street after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving for his involvement in a crash that killed Alisha Goup as she walked to college in February.

The 24-year-old is being tried alongside Omar Choudhury, the driver that hit Alisha, who has been charged with the same offence. Both men deny the charges against them.

Prosecutor Henry Blackshaw said in his opening that it is the prosecution’s case that Rahman’s driving was a “contributory factor” in how Choudhury, of Broadway, Royton, drove and why he drove the way he did.

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.

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 on Wednesday, Choudhury told jurors he thought Rahman was “chasing” him and their cars were “bumper to bumper” up until the point of the crash and that he had feared for his life.

On the fourth day of the trial yesterday (Thursday), Rahman took to the stand to give his evidence and denied being responsible for how Choudhury drove and 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."

Explaining why he chose to turn off when he did, he said: "I realised it was getting too dangerous.”

Referring to Choudhury's driving he said: "He was driving too dangerous. I didn't want to be in the situation no more.

"It was horrendous he was all over the road."

He later added: "I think he was in a driving rush and excited."

When asked about his relationship with Choudhury, by defence barrister Ms Sarah Magill who is representing him, Rahman said he had become “angry” and “frustrated” with Choudhury after he told his girlfriend’s family about their relationship but denied ever threatening to kill or seriously harm Choudhury.

He later said Choudhury had no reason to fear him. On Wednesday, Choudhury said Rahman had threatened to “cut” his eyes out and that he feared for his life.

Rahman told jurors that on the day of the crash, he was driving to his work at a car wash in Oldham when he came across Choudhury “by chance” in his car.

He said he wanted to "confront" Choudhury and tell him to "stop interfering" in his life.

Rahman said he pulled up to Choudhury and said: "Can you stop the car so I can have a chat with you."

He has said he was not "aggressive”, and that Choudhury "laughed" in his face in response and "shot off".

Rahman said he then followed Choudhury’s car “in tandem” in a bid to “make him stop” so he could “have a word” and that he was not expecting an argument.

He said Choudhury then “slammed on his breaks” and he managed to swerve in front of him. After blocking his car, he then got out of his BMW and ran towards Choudhury with a baseball bat.

Rahman said Choudhury then drove towards him and he got “a bit scared” and thought he was going to “run him over”. Choudary told jurors yesterday that he had been moving out of the way of a taxi.

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According to Rahman, Choudhury then reversed onto Rochdale Road, and he then got back into his car and pursued him “at a distance”.

He said he had got his bat to “scare” Choudhury but said he did not plan to hit him with it.

Rahman,  of Tilbury Street, Oldham, later admitted it was “unnecessary”, adding: "I wasn't thinking straight. I was upset and frustrated."

Explaining why he had the weapon he said he kept it in the car for “protection” as BMWs get stolen “quite a lot” in Oldham and people get “dragged out” of their cars.

When asked by defence barrister Jennifer Devans-Tamakloe, who is representing Choudhury, whether he was “happy” with how he acted on the day of the crash Rahman said: "Someone has lost their life. There is nothing to be happy about."

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

He has told the jurors that the prosecution's case is that the defendants "share responsibility" for what happened and "contributed in different ways" to the "ultimate collision" and "terrible death" of Ms Goup.

The trial continues.