...TERROR TIMES
MACCLESFIELD TAXI DRIVER LEFT WITH GLASS EMBEDDED IN EYE AFTER PUMPKIN ATTACK
A shocked taxi driver was left with glass embedded in his eye after a yob launched a pumpkin at his vehicle as it drove under a bridge. According to CheshireLive, the cabbie, who works for Macclesfield’s Silver- town Taxis, was travelling along the Silk road dual carriageway on the morning of November 1, at 5am when the heavy fruit slammed into his windscreen and shattered it. He slammed on the brakes and swerved across the road but managed to avoid crashing into the central reser- vation. His first thought was that someone had jumped off the bridge but then realised he had been the victim of a mindless and highly dangerous prank. Police have appealed for witnesses and say another similar incident was report- ed at the same location 30 minutes later. Bilal Hamid, 42, owner of Silvertown, said: “He was very shaken when he
came back to the office. It is very upsetting and makes you realise how vulnerable we are when someone does something so immature as that. I feel quite worried for my drivers.” The incident happened as the taxi passed under the bridge near AstraZeneca and it is thought the yobs took pumpkins from Halloween dis- plays at nearby homes. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at £300 while the shattered windscreen glass was on the passenger side and
LONDON BLACK CAB DRIVER PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY ASSAULTED
A London black cab driver was physi- cally and verbally assaulted at work on a Saturday night in town. According to This is London, Mr Bekran was driving down Duke Street in West London with a passenger in the back of his taxi and honked his horn at the car in front of him, as the traffic light had turned green and the vehicle had not moved. A driver in the next lane, who had stopped to load some shopping, thought it was aimed at him. Mr Bekran said: “He then came up to my car, violently kicked the door and punched my sideview mirror. I was shocked! I did not know what to do “I exited my car with my phone to film the man and get evidence of his licence plate to which he punched my phone
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out of my hand and broke it into pieces. He then got into his car and drove off.” Numerous police cars arrived at the scene and advised Mr Bekran to visit Charring Cross police station and report the incident. Mr Bekran had substantial evidence relating to the incident, however, the police did little to nothing. Two months had passed since the incident and he learnt nothing; when he contacted the police again they said they had not heard back from any par- ties involved in the incident and they had ‘closed the investigation’. “This is a regular occurrence for many taxi drivers; it is a ‘norm’ for them to feel unsafe and there is a lack of pro- tection for them,” Mr Bekran added.
largely missed the driver. But some still lodged in his eye and needed removing in hospital. And there were no other cars around at the time meaning fortunately the inci- dent resulted in as little harm as possible. But Bilal says extra security is needed at the bridge to prevent a more serious repeat. He said: “The bridge needs some sort of fence or cage surrounding it. There needs to be a long term solution. Espe- cially in the dark we are quite vulnerable.” Police confirmed they are investigating what happened and are treating it as criminal damage.
DERRY TAXI ATTACKED BY STONE THROWERS
A taxi has been badly damaged after the vehicle was hit by a number of stones thrown during an attack in the Galliagh area of Derry at around 8.45pm on Friday 30 October. Derry Now reports that a spokesperson for the Thornhill Taxis, where the driver works, said that the car was attacked by three teenagers at the entrance to Bloomfield Park. The car was dented by the stones and the driver was “badly shaken” by the attack. “The driver had to go home. Not only did he lose a night’s revenue, he also faces a significant bill to repair his car,” said the Thornhill Taxis spokesperson.
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