Brothers racing home jailed for killing dad and seriously injuring son

Two brothers have been jailed after a high‑speed race on the A483 left a father dead and his nine‑year‑old son seriously injured. Rhys Jenkins, a rugby referee from Meifod, died at the scene of the collision near Welshpool, Powys, in November 2024. His son Ioan was airlifted to hospital after the brothers’ BMW X3, driven by Abubakr Ben Yusaf, drifted sideways and struck their Toyota Yaris head‑on. At Mold Crown Court, Abubakr Ben Yusaf received a 14‑year sentence for causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and causing death while uninsured. His brother Umar Ben Yusaf, who was behind him in his own vehicle, was sentenced to two years and nine months for causing death and serious injury by careless driving. The court heard that the brothers, both optometrists, had been travelling from Aberystwyth to Manchester when they began racing each other on the A483 between Newtown and Welshpool. Witnesses described them "aggressively" tailgating cars and flashing their headlights before overtaking traffic recklessly in the moments before the crash. After the impact, the brothers fled the scene while witnesses helped pull Ioan from the wreckage. Within 40 minutes of the collision, Umar Ben Yusaf returned to the area and told a police officer that the person responsible was with him. Rhys Jenkins had been taking Ioan to Cardiff to watch Wales play Australia – the pair’s first Wales rugby match together – on the day of the crash.