Woman denies driving Lamborghini in M62 crash which killed friend

The prosecution alleged CCTV footage showed Batool initially travelling in the passenger seat, before getting out at traffic lights, running around the vehicle and taking the driver’s seat, with Hussain moving across into the passenger seat.

The court 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, jurors were told.

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

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

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

Dunn said Batool told witnesses the flames had melted the seatbelt, enabling her to escape the vehicle.

The court heard Batool later told police she had been asleep as a passenger and woke up when the car rolled.

However, the prosecution alleges Batool was driving at the time and was attempting to distance herself from responsibility for the crash.

Dunn said the case against her was that she had “deliberately and willingly driven a very high-powered vehicle at excessive speed at night in the rain”.

The trial continues.