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DOZENS LINE THE STREET TO PAY TRIBUTE TO BURY TAXI DRIVER
Tributes have been paid to an “extreme- ly caring and kind” taxi driver following his death from coro- navirus. According to the Bury Times, Suliman Khan died following a struggle with the virus and was called “one of the most generous men I have ever met” by local MP, James Daly. Mr Khan’s funeral took place on 9 June at Bury Cemetery. Bury Private Hire Drivers Assocation was behind a social- ly-distanced ‘guard of honour’ for Mr Khan. Fellow taxi drivers
Mr Khan and MP James Daley
lined the streets to pay their respects and remembrance. MP Mr Daly added: “He worked tirelessly as a taxi driver and was a familiar face in the local community, held in high affec- tion. “He will be sadly
Taxi drivers line the streets to pay their respects
missed by by many, in particular his two sons, Mohsin and Murtaza Khan and his son-in-law Abdul Wahab. “He always lent a hand to others and reached out to them when they were in need. I remember
the first time I met him, he made me feel so welcome and comfortable right away.” Since the coronavirus outbreak, Bury taxi drivers have called on Bury Council to provide PPE to their trade to alleviate the
risk to working drivers. The Private Hire Drivers Associa- tion (PHDA) had made the call follow- ing Mr Khan’s death. Mr Daly has now helped supply PPE to Bury taxi firms in order to alleviate the virus risk to drivers and passengers, fol- lowing the death. The donations in- clude hand sanitisers and face masks. In a statement, the Vice Chairman of PHDA, Raja Naveed Aijaz, said:
“The
recent death of a fel- low taxi driver from Covid-19 required us to immediately re- quest Bury Council
to order the use of face masks for cus- tomers. “But in response, we have been obliged to equip ourselves with personal protective equipment”. Fiaz Khan, the owner of a private hire firm in Bury, said: “Like most industries in Bury, the taxi trade has been hit heavily since the outbreak. The demand for taxis is almost at zero, but drivers cannot choose not to go to work”. PHTM extends its condolences to all the family, friends and work colleagues of Mr Khan.
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