The campaigning father of a teenage boy killed in a car crash has been praised by a judge.

Amjad Malik’s 15-year-old son, Saliq, died in September 2014 when driver Syam Khan lost control of a powerful car while showing-off in Gilpin Street, Barkerend.

Front seat passenger Saliq died in hospital from his injuries several hours later.

Asian Image: Campaigning dad Amjad Malik who assisted at the scene of the crash

Father Amjad Malik

Yesterday, Khan was jailed for four years for causing death by dangerous driving at Bradford Crown Court.

Mr Malik, now wants to use the wreckage of the car to deliver a hard-hitting message to other young people about the dangers of driving too fast.

He hopes to take the mangled remains into the district's schools to show youngsters the consequences of dangerous driving.

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Mr Malik, who has not been able to work as a taxi driver since the death of his son, formed the Consequences of Reckless Driving group, to educate local children.

His efforts were praised by Judge Jonathan Rose.

After the sentencing hearing, Mr Malik said he would now push on with his safer driving campaign.

Asian Image: 15 year-old Saliq Malik, who lost his life in the horror smash in September 2014

Saliq Malik was killed in a crash in Septemner 2014

"The next step is to try to get the car back, which hopefully we will. We are also hoping to get the CCTV of the accident and other images to use in the campaign. This is the start,” said Mr Malik, of Eccleshill.

"We are hoping we will get the back up from parents who have lost children in accidents. We would like the drivers involved in those accidents, who have served sentences, to come out and help us with this, so we can get into schools and educate young people not to get into the same situation."

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The  crash scene in Gilpin Road, Barkerend, in September 2014

Mr Malik said his family had forgiven Khan from the first day for causing the accident but strongly criticised his actions after it.

"We forgave him because it was something he did not mean to do. It wasn't deliberate, it was an accident,” he said.

He said no sentence would bring back his son, but added: "I just hope that the person involved learns a lesson from this and tries to set examples to other young lads out there.

"A lot of young lads don't know that these types of cars can explode if they are involved in a head-on collision. They don't appreciate what can happen.”

But he criticised Khan for leaving his son in the wreckage to die while he ran away.

And in his victim personal statement, presented to the court, he said: "I am angry that the driver has not given any apology. No-one has owned up to being in the wrong. The driver's family hasn't even had the decency to get in contact."

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Amjad Malik wants the mangled wreckage of the car, pictured, to be a warning to young drivers to slow down

Sergeant Carl Quinn, of West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: "This has been another tragic example of what can happen when an unlicensed and inexperienced driver gets behind the wheel of a high powered car.

"Khan showed no concern for his passengers by fleeing the scene of the crash, despite the serious injuries to Saliq, which sadly proved fatal.

"Our condolences remain with Saliq's family and we hope that the sentence passed today will give them some comfort. We are also grateful for the efforts of his father in educating young people in Bradford district about the dangers of so-called joyriding.

"Police are committed to making the roads of West Yorkshire safer for all and we will use whatever resources are necessary to bring dangerous drivers to justice."

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Danger driver Syam Khan

Khan, of Kimberley Street, Laisterdyke, Bradford, was convicted last month of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The 19-year-old lied from the start of the investigation, and to the jury during the trial, claiming he was not driving and was a back seat passenger.