WORLDWIDE TAXI FOCUS from USA
NYC TAXI SMASHES INTO FLOWER SHOP, TRAPPING PEDESTRIANS
Two women are recovering after a yellow taxi spiralled out of control and jumped a curb in Manhattan, hitting a storefront and plung- ing one victim into a basement. The terrifying crash was captured on security footage showing the vehicle veering off the road and slamming into a deli and flower shop. Passengers and witnesses described a scene of sudden “carnage” as the car plowed through pedestrians, glass, and debris. Brenna, a passenger inside the taxi at the time, recalled the moment the vehicle left the pavement: “Everything was normal and then all of a sudden, we hit the flower shop like it felt super... hard.” Upon exiting the cab, she realised the gravity of the situation, adding: “We had no idea what happened... We saw someone on the ground. We saw someone was under the car.” The impact was so violent that one woman was thrown onto the street while the other disappeared into the building’s cellar. A witness named Anthony, who was eating nearby, helped locate the trapped woman. “We tried calling her name and then we heard a little whisper: ‘I’m right here, I’m right here,’” he said.
Responders eventually moved the taxi to free the victims, both of whom were hospitalised along with the driver.
While the Department of Buildings found no structural damage to the property, the storefront and cellar were badly hit, leading officials to order the area sealed for safety. Reflecting on the chaos of the city streets, Anthony remarked: “Walking in Manhattan, it’s crazy.” Police and city inspectors are currently investigating what caused the driver to lose control.
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NEWARK UBER DRIVER DONATES KIDNEY TO PASSENGER
An Uber driver, Tim Letts, 33, donated one of his kidneys to his 71- year-old passenger, Bill Sumiel, after meeting him during a ride from a dialysis centre in Newark, to his home. Sumiel told him that he had been on the waiting list for a transplant for more than three years and was suffering from kidney failure due to chronic diabetes. Moved by the man’s story and strength during the conversation, Letts offered him his own organ, they began compatibility tests and, after being found compatible, the transplant surgery was successfully performed, which allowed Sumiel to leave dialysis behind and return to his normal life. Currently, they both stay in touch and their friendship remains strong after the procedure, which has been described as an act of extraordinary generosity.
from Spain
SPANISH CABBIE ARRESTED AFTER ATTACK ON TOURIST FOR BURPING
Police in Fuengirola have arrested a 51-year-old taxi driver following a violent confrontation triggered by a passenger burping in his vehicle. The incident, which took place on February 23 along the popular seafront promenade, left a 65-year-old Irish tourist with serious head and facial injuries. Authorities report that the driver became enraged by the passenger’s behaviour and ordered the man and his friend out of the cab. As the victim exited, the driver allegedly “punched him to the ground,” causing him to strike his head on the curb. Emergency services found the holidaymaker with a bloody nose and a “large head wound” before rushing him to the Costa del Sol Hospital. The driver, held on suspicion of a “crime of wounding,” has been released on bail while the investigation continues.
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