A MAN has appeared in court charged with driving dangerously following the death of a young boy on the M62.

Last November, Matthew Rycroft, 37, was jailed for 10 years for the manslaughter of his son Callum, 12.

Callum was hit by a car while walking on the eastbound carriageway of the M62, between junctions 25 at Brighouse and 26 at Chain Bar, at 9.50pm on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

Yesterday, the alleged driver of that car, Shahid Ilyas, of Moorfield Chase, Farnworth, in Bolton, appeared at Bradford Magistrates Court.

Ilyas, 48, was charged with driving dangerously, failing to stop after a road accident, and failing to report that accident.

The prosecution told of how Ilyas had been driving a black Toyota which was involved in a fatal collision.

The prosecution added that the father of the victim had been dealt with in relation to offences around the death.

Ilyas, who was granted unconditional bail, pleaded not guilty at the hearing meaning a trial will now take place at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday, February 27.