A MOTHER-OF-TWO was killed when a pair of drivers crashed while racing at 70mph along a public road in Barry last year, Cardiff Crown Court has heard.

Joseph Fettah, 20, is accused of racing his friend Jamie Oaten, 24, along a 30mph stretch on Cardiff Road in September 2016, causing the crash which led to Jenna Miller's death.

The court heard the pair drove "faster and faster" before Oaten's car went head on into the side of Mrs Miller's Mazda 6 as she pulled out of a garage.

Cardiff Crown Court heard earlier that Oaten has since pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

Mrs Miller, a mother to two boys aged seven and 10, was cut from her car and taken to hospital but tragically died as a result of the injuries.

Prosecutor Matthew Cobbe said that Mr Oaten had been driving dangerously and too fast at the time of the crash, and that both men were culpable for the collision.

"Jamie Oaten was driving an Audi A5 towards the garage at the time, in the lane that needed crossing," he said.

"He was driving at excessive speed for the road, he was driving dangerously.

"He failed to see Mrs Miller in time, he failed to stop and skidded his car and crashed into the side of Mrs Miller's car.

"She later died as a result of the injuries she sustained in that collision. Both men share responsibility for her death."

Mr Cobbe added that following Oaten colliding into Mrs Miller's car, Fettah was able to stop his VW Golf and park it a short distance away before walking back to investigate.

He said a collision expert's judgement was that both cars were accelerating at "maximum capacity" prior to the crash.

Mr Cobbe said: "Jamie Oaten is not solely responsible for the collision.

"He was driving at excessive speed because he got himself involved in an impromptu race with Joseph Fettah.

"The race started at traffic lights less than 500 metres from the point of the collision. Having stopped at the lights, Fettah was in the next car behind Oaten.

"When the lights turned from red to green they both took off leaving cars behind them well behind.

"It was one young man encouraging another young man to drive faster and faster, accelerating hard with their focus on each other and the race, and not on other road users.

"That impromptu race led to the collision and the death of Mrs Miller."

Fettah, of Rhoose, near Barry, denies causing death by dangerous driving.

The trial continues.