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CABBIE SAVES WOMAN PLUNGING INTO SEA FROM MUMBAI BRIDGE


A cabbie and four traffic police have saved a 56- year-old woman from falling into the Arabian Sea from Atal Setu bridge, an official said. A visual of the dramatic rescue on the sea bridge, which connects south Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, has been widely shared on social media. Around 7pm on a recent Friday, Reema Mukesh Patel reached Atal Setu in a taxi and asked the vehicle to stop on the Nhava Sheva side. She walked to the side crash barrier and sat on the railing. In the viral video, the taxi driver can be seen standing close to her. Just then, a police patrolling vehicle pulled over. Seeing the police, the woman seemed to lose her sitting position and falls. Luckily, the taxi driver grabs the falling woman by her hair in a split second. As Patel hangs precariously, her body dangling, the police sprint and climb onto the railing, shows the video. The four police officers then slowly pulled the woman up to safety, he said.


from South Africa


UNLICENSED TAXI DRIVER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR FATAL CRASH


An unlicensed taxi driver has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the deaths of nine children in a tragic accident. Nkosinathi Sibanyoni was found guilty of culpable homicide by the Regional Court in Mpumalanga, eastern South Africa, on 16 September. The incident occurred in February 2022 when the minibus he was driving, carrying school children, plunged into a river. Sibanyoni had parked the taxi and left it unattended while helping a child cross the road. The vehicle then rolled into the river, resulting in the childrens’ deaths.


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It was later discovered that safety measures to prevent the vehicle from moving were somehow not taken into consideration by the driver. A police investigation led to Sibanyoni’s arrest and subsequent trial. The sentence has been praised by authorities as a deterrent to others who may be tempted to drive unlicensed school transport vehicles. “The threat to road safety, including that of children on our roads remains a concern in our society hence the efforts by the state to address this situation, including the arrests of anyone involved in unwarranted or illegal issuing/receipt of driver’s Provincial Commissioner of the police said.


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WILD BOARS WREAK HAVOK IN HONG KONG CAUSING CABBIES TO CRASH


Wild boars were at the centre of two car accidents in Hong Kong’s Southern district on a recent weekend, with one of the animals dying after being hit and two drivers suffering injuries. Police said a taxi driver was forced to brake suddenly on Saturday 14 August, at 8.05pm when he saw a boar on a road. A cabbie behind the first taxi was unable to stop in time and slammed into the rear of the vehicle. The two drivers were taken to hospital in for treatment of head and neck pain. About three minutes later and only 500 feet away, another taxi driver hit a wild pig near some residential blocks. The animal died at the scene. The driver, who was uninjured and whose vehicle sustained minor damage, contacted the authorities for help. The carcass was later removed by workers from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Police said sightings of wild boars were reported at a car park and an adjacent bridge half an hour later. On August 17, a wild boar measuring half a metre in length was also seen entering the car park during an amber rainstorm warning. More recently, four boars were crossing a highway in Tai Po district when they were hit by a motorcycle and a bus. Two of the boars died and the motorcycle rider was slightly injured. Just days earlier, an adult boar and two young pigs were also hit and killed by vehicles when crossing the same road.


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