June, 2007
Mum gives birth in the back of a cab
A city taxi driver told today how he helped deliver a baby in the back of his cab. Fred Cornish has seen some things in the back of his taxi but never in his career as a driver has the 62-year-old had to contend with a new born child. …
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Police: Bank robber may have fled in taxi
A taxi may have been the getaway vehicle used in the latest city bank robbery. At 3:12 pm yesterday, a man wearing a baseball cap walked into the Bank of America branch at 48 Wall St, and indicated that he had a gun, police said. …
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Funeral procession for cab driver
A fleet of taxis has joined the funeral procession of a taxi driver who died after being run over by his own cab. Gian Chand Bajar, 71, died in hospital after being found injured in Gravesend while he was working on 23 May. …
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Taxi cab rates at issue with city tonight
Taking a taxi ride in Manhattan is about to get more expensive, with the City Commission scheduled to approve a 20-cent per mile rate increase for the city’s three cab companies. The consent agenda item is part of the commission’s …
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Sharp rise in complaints at behaviour of taxi drivers
AGGRESSIVE driving and overcharging make up the majority of 348 complaints lodged against taxi drivers so far this year. An unexpectedly high number of aggrieved passengers contacted the Taxi Regulator’s Office following unpleasant …
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Four hurt in taxi crash
Four people have been taken to hospital following a collision involving a taxi and a car in Lancashire. The incident happened at the junction of Garstang Road and Aqueduct Street in Preston just after midnight on Friday. …
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Hero driver rescues woman taken on hell ride by cabbie
A good Samaritan came to the aid of a Queens couple after an angry cabbie ordered the man out of his cab and sped off with the passenger’s screaming wife, a witness and a police source said. The cabbie, who was arguing with the couple …
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A Jamaican taxi in London
While standing at a corner on a cool, misty morning in London, a black Vauxhall motor car pulled up in front of me. A yellow sign on top read ‘taxi’. I wanted to get to Brixton, so I hopped in. The driver was an overweight man with …
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