Tag Archives: Taxi

Passengers injured as trailer falls on ‘trotro’ and taxi cab at Kumasi Roundabout

Some passengers on board a mini commercial ‘trotro’ bus and a taxi cab sustained injuries when a trailer loaded with bags of cashew fell on the vehicles at the Airport Roundabout in Kumasi. The trailer is said to have failed when it was braking but managed to control the steering …

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Student, 17, attempts suicide after Taxi driver boyfriend threatened to ditch her

Seventeen years old Form Two student of Ajumako Bisease Senior High School in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has attempted to end her life after her taxi driver boyfriend threatened to dump her. Information gathered by EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan indicates that the …

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Prostitutes vow not to offer sex to taxi drivers

Sex workers in Mombasa county of Kenya have joined other citizens of the East African country in condemning acts of sexual violence meted on a female motorist in Nairobi last Friday. About 16 suspects accused of robbing and sexually molesting a female diplomat on Forest Road have been detained for 15 days …

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Taxi driver stabbed to death

A Taxi driver in his early 40s has been stabbed in the neck area in what appeared to be a failed car snatching bid. The deceased, whose driver’s licence bore the name ‘Atta Yeboah Christopher’, was found lying in a pool of blood around 10pm on Saturday by two people. …

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Transport fares: Savelugu MCE ‘fights’ taxi drivers

The recent fuel hikes have resulted in an increase in transportation fares across the country. On Saturday, February 26, GPRTU announced a 15% increase in transport fares, but some drivers think the rate is too small and are charging up to 20% which is not the agreed rate that the …

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5 killed, 7 injured after taxi carrying teachers overturn in Bethlehem

Five people were killed and seven injured after a minibus taxi overturned on the N5 near Bethlehem. The vehicle was ferrying teachers and school governing body members from Sekoko Primary school in Paul Roux. The passengers were heading home from a workshop in Tweeling when the accident occurred. Police spokesperson …

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5 cops arrested for allegedly selling drugs at taxi rank

An operation to eradicate crime in Vereeniging led to the arrest of five police officers for alleged drug dealing. The five officers are attached to the Sedibeng Task Team, which is tasked to fight crime in Vereeniging and neighbouring areas. Their arrest coincided with Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko’s visit …

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Two pupils dead, six injured after ‘drunk’ minibus taxi driver loses control

Two pupils died and six others were injured when a minibus taxi driver transporting schoolchildren lost control of the vehicle in Pietermaritzburg on Friday. On Saturday, the KwaZulu-Natal education department said according to preliminary reports the children were on their way home from school when the minibus taxi veered out …

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26 stolen goats found in a Taxi in Savelugu

The Savelugu Police have arrested two persons for allegedly stealing goats. The police found the stolen livestock in an Opel Astra with registration number BA 1538-12. The suspected goat thieves were arrested at a snap checkpoint at the Savelugu Airport junction. According to Accra-based myjoyonline, suspects, Haruna Zakaria, 23, who …

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Taxi driver, 22, narrowly escapes death from armed robber

  A 22-year-old taxi driver has narrowly escaped from death after a carjacker inflicted knife wounds on him in an attempt to steal his Toyota Yaris vehicle at Airport Ridge Residential Area in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. In the process, two of his fingers were cut off …

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