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Metro Taxi driver allegedly strangled behind the wheel in Bolton

ARREST: A 29-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the alleged attack on a Metro Taxi driver

POLICE have made an arrest after a taxi driver was allegedly attacked as he was driving.

It is claimed that a passenger tried to strangle the driver.

A Metro Taxi driver in a black Hackney cab picked up a fare in Stephens Street, Breightmet, and it is thought that he was attacked as he drove along Winchester Way, Breightmet at around 11.40pm on Wednesday last week.

His cab crashed into a parked car between the junctions of Aldercroft Avenue and Waggon Road.

Police confirmed officers attended the scene and found a driver with injuries to his neck and head, cuts to his hand and injuries to his face where his glasses had smashed.

A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and causing dangerous driving and he has been released on police bail until November 1 pending further inquiries.

source: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/147 ... the_wheel/

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happened to me once a long time ago had my seatbelt pulled across my neck managed to stop the car and the RAF lads scarpered inside the base and of course the police did nowt and the guards saw no one entering the base

One of the lads did send a cheque to cover the fare though out of a guilty conscience

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