WORLDWIDE TAXI FOCUS from Ghana
SHOCKING PHOTO SHOWS 20 SCHOOL CHILDREN PACKED INTO A GHANAIAN TAXI
20 pupils were spotted packed in a taxi on the Kumasi to Tamale highway last month. Daily Guide rep- orters saw the shocking specta- cle after the local school had closed
and it seemed the taxi cab was the only available means by which they could go home. The front and back seats of the taxi were stuffed with the school children, some of whom were as young as six years old. Some of the pupils were seen sitting on the laps of their colleagues. The paper also spotted some of the pupils sitting at the back of the car facing cars coming from behind. Most of these kids had their feet touching the street as the car was in motion on the busy road. Though their lives were in danger, the innocent kids seemed comfortable about their situation. It seems pupils being packed in taxis in large numbers is a regular occurrence. Most of the people that were travelling on the road, perhaps, for the first time, were seen signalling the driver to stop. But the driver of the Tico cab was unperturbed, as he drove to his destination dangerously.
impact of the pandemic on the group. Measures imposed to control the spread of the virus severely limited the number of passengers and therefore the incomes of taxi drivers throughout the region. Inmaculada Sanz, reported the plan in a press conference on Thursday, September 2. “For months, the taxi sector in Madrid has had to incorporate extraordinary measures in its daily activity that have gone from reducing the level of vehicle occupancy to the application of hygienic-sanitary protocols. These actions for the common good have increased expenses, at the same time that their income has been reduced due to the decrease in demand, ” said Sanz.
from China
CHINESE DRIVER HORRIFIED AS MAN BRINGS ‘SUITCASE CONTAINING WOMANS BODY’
from Spain
TAXI DRIVERS IN MADRID TO RECEIVE €5 MILLION IN ‘CRISIS’ AID
The Madrid City Council is injecting €5 million into the taxi sector to alleviate the loss of income suffered by drivers. According to Euro Weekly News, the aid will be distributed equitably among all applicants and will be compatible with subsidies from other public administrations, said a spokesman for the city council. The €5 million, mentioned in the Change 360 Plan, is in direct subsidies and seeks to reduce the negative economic
OCTOBER 2021
A man has been arrested after he hailed a taxi while allegedly carrying a “bloods tained” suitcase later found to contain the body of a woman. The Daily Star reports that former karaoke bar manager Xie Lei, 33, was detained by police in the Chinese province Jiangxi after a manhunt. Xie hailed a taxi in Taihe County early on Tuesday, September 7, and the driver, who helped him lift his suitcase into the boot, subsequently reported him to the police, the South China Morning Post reports. The driver said the bag was heavy, smelled foul and was covered in bloodstains, according to a police statement. As the driver called the police, Xie allegedly fled the scene, leaving the suitcase in the taxi. The victim inside the suitcase was identified as a 19-year-old woman who worked with Xie at the karaoke bar he managed until quitting in August. Police issued a 30,000 yuan [£3,364] reward later that day, appealing to the public for information leading to his capture. Xie is understood to have ridden a bicycle to nearby Jian county, where police apprehended him the next day. The victim’s father said she was the eldest child of the family and had been in contact with the family in the days before she was killed.
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