IN THE NEWS
SCOTS CABBIE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER HORROR CRASH AS VAN HITS BROKEN DOWN TAXI
An Ayrshire cabbie is ‘lucky to be alive’ after narrowly avoiding a catastrophic car crash. The Daily Record reports that James Mcdowall fortuitously exited his broken down taxi on one of Ayr- shire’s busiest roads before a van ploughed into the back of the motor a matter of seconds later. A dash-cam inside his vehicle - filming the inside of the cab and the road ahead - captured the staggering moment the delivery driver smashed into James’ car. The Saltcoats great-grandfather also had to run for his life and hide behind a tree as the force of the crash sent his own taxi spiralling towards him at the side of the road. Now James’ son, Jamie, believes his dad cheated death twice following the horrifying road smash. James’ taxi broke down on the A71, he called it in then exited his motor and
waited at the side of the road. Just 45 seconds after leaving the vehi- cle, the van in question crashed into the back of his car.
Jamie has now issued a warning to other drivers. He posted on Facebook: “So lucky to still have my dad here today. Somebody was watching out for him. His taxi broke down and was told not to sit in the car. Look what happens when he gets out. “Please, if you break down, get out and don’t wait in the car, plus get as far away as possible because my dad was far and the car hit the tree he was standing at. So he wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the tree.” The video from the inside of the car shows a van approaching the back of the taxi at speed and glass shattering with airbags going off on impact. The road view shows James walking along the side of the road before the taxi starts spinning towards him before the footage ends abruptly. Speaking to Ayrshire Live, Jamie said: “He’s fine now but was a bit shook up.”
TAXI MURDER: DRIVER RELIVES MOMENT PASSENGER WAS BLASTED WITH SHOTGUN IN HIS CAR IN WEST MIDS
A cabbie has described the terrifying moment his passenger was blasted with a shotgun and killed right behind him. The Express and Star reports that Raja Zaman picked up Kimani Martin and two associates on June 20 last year and within minutes was covered in blood fearing for his life. The driver, through an interpreter, told Birmingham Crown Court he thought a tyre had blown until he saw his rear mirror shot to pieces and Kimani bleed- ing from the head in the back seat. He said: “The man with the gun asked me where the other two were. I told him they had ran the opposite way than they had, because I thought they had already killed one person and I did not want them to kill anymore. “I got out the car myself and was
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standing by the car, I did not want to get shot myself. I had blood on my coat.”
A Blue Golf chased down the taxi in Tividale and the front seat passen- ger even tried to take control of the wheel to escape. Mr Zaman said: “He grabbed the steering wheel trying to stop me giving way, but I held on tight but the car still moved. Then I heard what I thought was a tyre blow.” Mr Zaman was working for 1-21 Taxis in Tipton on the night of the slaying and was paid cash up front to drive them to
Aston, Birmingham. The court heard that earlier in the evening Kimani had undertaken an abduction of one the gunman’s associ- ates. The second prosecution witness at Birmingham Crown was Jason Brown, who gave evidence behind a screen for his own safety. Mr Brown heard a gunshot on the evening in question and then looked out of a window to see the VW Golf circling the stricken taxi.
Kisharne Campbell, 23, and Usman Amjad, 22, both of no fixed address, along with Luke Adams, 20, from Walsall, and Atif Khan, 25, from Tipton, are charged with murder. All deny the charges and the trial continues.
JUNE 2022
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