Pots and kettles Mr Fish
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Fatal Accident in Plymouth |
From the local Rag... Taxi driver arrested after pedestrian dies on Plymouth crossing A SOUTHWAY man has died after he was in collision with a taxi minibus on a busy Plymouth road. Police have launched an investigation into the death, which is understood to have happened on a pedestrian crossing in Woolwell. A city taxi driver was arrested last night on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The 43-year-old has been released on bail until January 17. The incident triggered long queues on roads in the north of Plymouth as collision investigators worked at the scene. Emergency services were called at 10.45am yesterday after a 999 call from a mobile phone alerted them to a serious collision on the northbound carriageway of Tavistock Road. A South Western Ambulance Service spokesman said a rapid response vehicle and frontline crew arrived at the scene within seven minutes. The injured man, who was not named last night but is believed to be in his 50s or 60s, was rushed to Derriford Hospital by ambulance, arriving at 11.05am. He was pronounced dead a short while later. Police were tracing his next-of-kin last night. A large area at the Woolwell Roundabout was cordoned off with police tape as around half a dozen units were drafted in to direct traffic. One man who arrived at the scene shortly after the collision said an 'elderly' man was thought to have been crossing the road with shopping at the time. A silver eight-seater AA Taxis minibus remained parked in the road a few yards past the pedestrian crossing, while a bundle of bags lay beside the central reservation. It is understood the taxi was carrying one passenger when the crash happened, close to the giant Tesco superstore. A man, understood to be the driver of the taxi minibus, was taken to Charles Cross Police Station for questioning before later being arrested. Highways Agency staff assisted police in putting diversions in place, which remained for around five hours. Tavistock Road was immediately closed northbound from The George junction. Vehicles were diverted through Woolwell until a contra-flow was put in place at around 1.15pm. A police spokesman said traffic did not ease until around 4.30pm, with tailbacks originally stretching as far as Crownhill, Estover and Southway. Officers had to deal with some drivers who were angry about the delay to their journeys. One nearby resident said sat-nav systems appeared to be diverting vehicles, including articulated lorries, into his quiet cul-de-sac. There was also disruption to Plymouth Citybus' Number 59 service, which could not reach passengers north of the roundabout. A spokesman for Albert Road-based AA Taxis declined to comment on the incident until more details became clear. Police have appealed for any witnesses that have not yet come forward to do so. Anyone with information should call police on 08452777444 quoting log number 269 of December 13. http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/TA ... ticle.html Of course Journalists still don't know the difference between Taxis and Private Hire. |
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:54 am ] |
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And today in the paper... Police name man killed in collision with minibus as 76-year-old retired fitter POLICE have named the man killed in a collision with a minibus on Tavistock Road as Gordon Hollister aged 76. Mr Hollister was a retired fitter from Southway and was known as Peter by all his family and friends. The driver of the minibus has been released on police bail after onday's accident. The 43-year-old private hire driver was arrested on Monday evening on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. It followed a collision between a silver Ford eight-seater minibus and Mr Hollister on the northbound carriageway of Tavistock Road at about 10.45am on Monday. Officers have launched an investigation into his death, which is understood to have happened on a pedestrian crossing. Signs appealing for witnesses have now been placed at the scene. Mr Hollister was rushed to Derriford Hospital by ambulance, but was pronounced dead a short while later. The arrested man has been released on bail until January 17. Any witnesses or people with more information should call police on 08452777444 quoting log number 269 of December 13. http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Po ... ticle.html At least today he is not a Taxi Driver - he's correctly reported as Private Hire. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:11 pm ] |
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Chris the Fish wrote: At least today he is not a Taxi Driver - he's correctly reported as Private Hire.
That's should make the dead man family feel a lot better. |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:34 pm ] |
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Pots and kettles Mr Fish
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| Author: | Chris the Fish [ Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:51 am ] |
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My sympathies are obviously with the family of the deceased. The front page of the herald yesterday said Taxi Driver Arrested after road death which six words filled 50% of the front page. This was in four lines and measures about seven inches. Today on page 13, the story takes up less than 10% of the page. The heading is Taxi Driver bailed in three single word lines measuring just over and inch total. Within the "story" private hire driver is stated. I may be a pot, I may be a kettle, but mostly I'm a Taxi Driver. I am not a Private Hire driver. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:30 am ] |
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Chris the Fish wrote: I may be a pot, I may be a kettle, but mostly I'm a Taxi Driver. I am not a Private Hire driver.
The only difference is the method of gaining the work, after that the job's the same. |
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