Melbourne, December 9 : A drunken Brit man had been masturbating before he hit another car and killed two people, a court heard.

Imran Hussain, had been twice over the legal alcohol limit while he was pleasing himself and driving at a speed up to 193 km/h.

The 32-year-old had then crashed into a family on the motorway heading for a holiday trip to the United States, killing 47-year-old Gary Proctor and his 16-year-old son James.

The Manchester Crown Court heard that Hussain had had an argument with his wife prior to the fatal accident and had gone out drinking with his pals along with paying a visit to a lap-dancing club.

Prosecutor Andrew Nuttall revealed that the police had examined the 32-year-old's mobile phone and found that he had called an escort agency less than 30 minutes before the crash.

Fellow motorist Christian Downard, one of those who had called police, had gone to help the drunken driver and saw his semi-erect penis partially exposed.

"His attempts to contact the agency and the finding of him with an erect penis out of his trousers indicates that he was sexually excited and clearly handling his penis whilst he was driving and at the time of the collision," the Daily Telegraph quoted Nuttall as saying.

Hussain has been sentenced to eight years in prison and banned from driving for 15 years. (ANI)