Two men have been jailed over a fatal hit-and-run collision caused by a convicted drug dealer and money launderer who left the country a week later.

Maintenance worker Craig Rodger, 25, was knocked down by Mohammed Basit Chaudhry in his speeding £40,000 Porsche Panamera sports car as he crossed the road in Chorlton, Manchester, in March 2014.

He was left lying in the road and died in hospital from his injuries the following day.

Chaudhry, 29, fled to Dubai where he himself died in a road traffic collision in April 2015.

On Friday, Manchester Crown Court heard that Raheel Rehman, 28, and Mohammed Omayr, 33, helped Chaudhry evade detection following the crash near the Spread Eagle pub in Chorlton on the evening of March 10.

After he left the scene, Chaudhry contacted Omayr who followed him in convoy to a secluded car park half a mile away where the Porsche was abandoned.

Rehman then later torched the vehicle which was completely destroyed and rendered "useless" for forensic examination, the court was told.

Sentencing, Judge Martin Walsh told the pair: "Neither of you falls to be sentenced for the act of dangerous driving that caused the tragic death of Mr Rodger, but each of you in your own way became involved in a series of acts that were designed to impede the proper investigation into this fatal road incident.

"The consequences of what you did were intended to prevent the apprehension of Mohammed Basit Chaudhry who had been responsible for causing the death of an innocent man who had been crossing the road."

The court was told that Omayr knew that Chaudhry, from Chorlton, had been involved in a serious collision and had not remained at the scene while Rehman was "obviously aware" of the consequences as he twice drove past the stricken Mr Rodger.

Rehman, of Lambton Road, Chorlton, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and was jailed for 45 months.

Omayr, of Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, admitted on the day of his scheduled trial this month to carrying out an act intended to pervert the course of justice. He was imprisoned for 27 months.

Before the fatal collision, Chaudhry had recently come out of jail after he received a 27-month sentence in February 2013 for money laundering and possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

Other family members were also jailed for their roles in selling fake designer goods, worth millions of pounds, smuggled from Pakistan.

During the police investigation a photograph emerged of Chaudhry flaunting cash from his ill-gotten gains.

Chaudhry's identity and death were confirmed by Greater Manchester when his body was brought back to the UK.

Following sentencing on Friday, Mr Rodger's family said: "Today marks the legal closure for the tragic death of Craig but the grief and heartache for us will go on forever.

"To anyone who thinks they can drive recklessly and dangerously on our roads - this is the result, and to think you can then run and cover up your crime - you cannot, and you will always look over your shoulder until you are brought to justice."

The family thanked "from the bottom of our hearts" the investigating officers, hospital staff and people who cared for Mr Rodger before emergency services arrived.

Sgt Lee Westhead from Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "This investigation has been extremely complex with inquiries conducted across the UK, Europe, Pakistan and Dubai.

"The unwavering patience and dignity demonstrated by Craig's family throughout this period is utterly amazing and my ongoing condolences remain with them.

"The death of Mohammed Basit Chaudhry brought the main part of the investigation to an end. However, continued inquiries led to the conviction of Omayr and Rehman.

"The decisions they made that night are truly abhorrent.

"They are cowardly and insidious individuals who should be utterly ashamed of their actions in concealing evidence and allowing the person responsible for Craig's death to avoid arrest.

"Those involved in collisions and those that would seek to help them avoid justice should take heed of this tragic case. We will never stop looking for the evidence to identify and prosecute you, we will be relentless in our search for you, there is nowhere you can hide."