"Mr Tamang was catapulted into the air before crashing down on the roadway. He sustained catastrophic injuries. The court heard that Clarke-Samuel had been driving at more than 60mph in a 30mph zone when his BMW M5 hit Tamang as he crossed the road. He failed to stop at the scene."
"The rapper, from Woodford Green in east London, was said to be one and a half times over the legal limit. Tamang, a university student from Nepal, died in hospital two days after being struck by Clarke-Samuel's car on Redbridge Lane East, Ilford, in the early hours of 18 October 2025."
Justin Clarke-Samuel, known professionally as rapper Ghetts, received a 12-year prison sentence for causing the death of Yubin Tamang, a 20-year-old university student from Nepal. The incident occurred on Redbridge Lane East in Ilford on October 18, 2025, when Clarke-Samuel's BMW M5 struck Tamang as he crossed the road. Clarke-Samuel was driving at over 60mph in a 30mph zone and had consumed alcohol, registering one and a half times the legal limit. Tamang sustained catastrophic injuries and died in hospital two days later. Clarke-Samuel fled the scene without stopping, and subsequently pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
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