Taxi Driver Online

Manchester Evening News going to town with this, with a live update page, shedload of photos etc.

The live updates seem to have finished, but still no sign of concrete information, and the nature of the incident still hasn't been officialy confirmed. But obviously something serious


Road taped off and forensic tent in place after police incident in Manchester - live updates

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... e-23033881

A taxi has been covered by a forensics tent following an incident on Tuesday night

A back street near Strangeways has been cordoned following a police incident.

Two forensics tents can be seen in the road covering a silver Skoda taxi.

It's thought police were called to the scene on Mary Street at about 9pm last night.

An onlooker said: "The police have tried to cover up a taxi with two forensics tents but you can see a bit of the passenger door."

Unconfirmed reports suggest a taxi driver was seriously assaulted

It's thought the incident relates to the serious assault of a taxi driver.

Unconfirmed reports say the cabbie is receiving treatment in hospital after being attacked on Mary Street last night.


Images: Manchester Evening News

so it's a PH and they are referring to the driver as a cabbie

that aside I hope the driver is ok

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In fact, this says the driver was discharged from hospital after treatment for a 'superficial' head injury.

So the resources devoted to this seems a bit strange - could just about imagine police not even attending an even more serious incident, even in a town or city a lot smaller than Manchester

Of course, there's probably a bit more to this than has been disclosed so far, and you can't judge an incident simply on the retrospective basis of the injuries inflicted


Taxi driver taken to hospital with head injury after attack in Cheetham Hill

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... d-23043136

Police were first called to a disturbance near Strangeways at around 8pm on Tuesday evening


Image: Steve Allen/MEN

A taxi driver was taken to hospital with a head injury after he was attacked in a back street in Cheetham Hill on Tuesday evening.

Police were first called to a disturbance on Langston Street in Manchester, near Strangeways at around 8pm, February 8.

A small cordon was erected around a silver Skoda taxi, which had been left damaged in the incident.

The cordon remained in place overnight into Wednesday, as two forensic tents were put up to cover the vehicle on Mary Street.

Glass was pictured beside the car, with the driver side window smashed.

Enquiries had established that an altercation had occurred between a male and the driver of the taxi.

The driver, 35, was then assaulted and the car was damaged in the incident.

He was taken to hospital with superficial head injuries but has been discharged following treatment.

No arrests have been made and police have confirmed that enquiries are ongoing.

How he became to be injured is not yet known, but Greater Manchester Police have been approached.


Image: Steve Allen/MEN

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly before 8pm last night, police were called to reports of a disturbance on Langston Street, Manchester.

"Enquiries have established that an altercation occurred between a man and a taxi driver before the driver was assaulted and there was damage to the taxi.

"Emergency services attended and the taxi driver - 35-year-old man - taken to hospital with superficial head injuries.

"He has since been discharged following treatment.

"No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2672 of 08/02/2022.

head injuries are always treated as serious as they can often be fatal

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I suspect the person they are looking for is someone they are desperate to catch.

Not necessarily for this matter, but maybe for other more serious stuff.

Otherwise the whole matter doesn't make sense to me.

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So what's new?

Funny, though, the other day I came across the website of someone who's always harping on about this kind of thing.

And, surprise surprise, at one point the website uses the term 'private hire taxi'

I did point that out to yell seeing as we are an all hackney fleet

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