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LONDON TAXI DRIVER IN HIS 80S IS KILLED IN HORROR SMASH WITH MINIBUS
This was the scene of a horror crash which happened on 29 February in which an elderly taxi driver in his 80s lost his life. The Daily Mail reports that the col- lision, which took place on the A5 in Colindale around 9pm on Saturday 29 February, in- volved the London black taxi and a large white minibus. Pictures emerging from the scene showed the twisted remains of the black taxi, which suffered extensive
damage to the front of the vehicle. The white minibus, positioned next to the taxi, also show- ed evidence of damage to the front.
In the aftermath of the collision, the Metropolitan Police said that the vic- tim’s next of kin had been informed and a post-mortem examination would take place in due course. No arrests had been made and enquiries are continuing. Metropolitan Police Barnet posted a
Crash which killed the 80-year-old driver of a London black taxi
tweet on that Satur- day night about the incident. It said: “We are working at the scene of a colli- sion which took place between two
TRIBUTES TO TAXI DRIVER AFTER FATAL BASILDON CRASH
Tributes have been paid to a beloved family man and taxi driver who died in a crash. Essex Police have named Mohamed Mohellebi as the victim of a fatal crash in Courtauld Road, Basildon. According to the Harwich and Man- ningtree Standard, police were called shortly after 7.30pm on Friday February 21. The crash involved a white Kia Optima and a lorry. Despite the efforts of the paramedics, the Kia driver, who was identified as Mr Mohellebi, 47, sadly died at the scene.
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Mohamed Mohellebi
In a tribute his fam- ily described him as a devout family man. They said: “Mohamed was a licensed Billericay cab driver for ten years, a devout family man with three children aged 14, 11 and five.
“He made an
impact on many peoples’ lives and will be greatly missed.” Police enquiries are ongoing to estab- lish the circum- stances around the crash. Anyone who has any information about the incident, particularly those with dash cam footage, should contact the Serious Collision Investiga- tion Unit on 101 quoting incident 1185 of 21 February. PHTM offer their sincerest condo- lences to the family, friends and col- leagues of Mr Mohellebi at this very sad time.
cars in Hyde Estate Road, #Colindale
NW9. “A man, believed to be in his 80s, has died at the scene. No arrest. “Enquiries continue to establish circum- stances.” Meanwhile, a wo- man who witnessed the crash said she “missed death by two seconds”. Speaking to MyLon- don News, the woman, who wished to remain anonymous said: “I
was at the scene when the crash happened. I missed death by two sec- onds. “If my car and the car in front and behind me didn’t have the fast
reac-
tion that we had it would have been us.” PHTM would like to extend their con- dolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the driver at this very difficult time.
56-YEAR-OLD BLACK CAB DRIVER DIES OF CORONAVIRUS
The daughter of a black cab driver who died of coron- avirus believes he may have caught the virus from one of his fares. Spencer Kurash, 56, died from the dead- ly illness at his Chigwell home after ferrying passengers around London. His daughter, Nat- asha, 18, thinks her father caught Covid- 19 froma passenger handing over money. This is only speculation and the source cannot
be
verified. The student told The Mirror: “It could have been an infected passenger who handed over money. It’s just dev- astating.” Spencer had been a cabbie for 22 years and was a
Coronavirus victim - black cab driver Spencer Kurash
keen Tottenham fan and season ticket holder. He first noticed symptoms after a shift on March 18 and immediately went into self-isolation. A week later, his symptoms quickly deteriorated and his wife
tried to
resuscitate him. As Spencer’s condi- tion failed to im- prove, the family
called 999 and paramedics worked on him at his north- east London home for an hour. But they were unable to save him. Tests are now being carried out to con- firm the cabbie died from the virus. PHTM offer their commiserations to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr Kurash.
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