7 d. ago Axel Rudakubana's taxi driver accepted new passenger minutes after seeing 'screaming children' fleeing for lives

The Southport inquiry heard the taxi driver saw six and seven-year-old children "stampede for their lives" but he drove away from the scene

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8 d. ago Southport killer’s taxi driver ‘regrets’ not helping victims as he admits taking another fare before calling police

THE Southport killer's taxi driver has admitted to taking another fare before calling police, confessing that he "regrets" not helping the victims. The driver who took Axel Rudakubana to the scene of the attack said he believed there was a gunman and he could be a target, as he explained why he drove away despite...

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8 d. ago Southport killer’s taxi driver saw screaming children running ‘like a stampede’ from attack

The taxi driver who dropped Axel Rudakubana at the Hart Space said he ‘regretted’ not helping the children he saw fleeing the building

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8 d. ago Taxi driver saw ‘stampede’ of children fleeing Southport attack, inquiry hears

Gary Poland told the Southport Inquiry he left the scene because he believed he heard gunshots.

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8 d. ago Southport taxi driver's explanation in FULL despite hearing screams and driving away

Gary Poland, a driver for One Call Taxis, said he is haunted by the fact he failed to act quickly enough and contact police when monster Axel Rudakubana left his taxi to kill three young girls in Southport

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8 d. ago Taxi driver feared he could be ‘target of gunman’ at Southport attack

Gary Poland gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Southport killer's taxi driver took another fare before calling cops despite hearing screams

Giving evidence at Liverpool Town Hall, Mr Poland said he threatened to call the police when Rudakubana ignored his requests to pay, but thought he had gone to get money when he went into the building.

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8 d. ago Southport killer’s taxi driver took another fare before calling the police

The taxi driver who dropped Axel Rudakubana at the Hart Space said he “regretted” not helping the children he saw fleeing the building

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8 d. ago Taxi driver who dropped off Southport killer heard dying kids' screams but took another fare

One Call Taxis driver Gary Poland dropped Axel Rudakubana off at a Taylor Swift dance class around 11.44am but despite hearing harrowing screams, he left and didn't call police until 12.36pm

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8 d. ago Taxi driver who took Southport killer to scene regrets not helping, inquiry told

Gary Poland gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Southport killer's taxi driver admits he 'went into panic mode' and sped away from massacre despite hearing screams

Gary Poland, 56, told the public inquiry he thought he heard four or five loud bangs after dropping off Axel Rudakubana, 17, and assumed he had a gun and was shooting at people.

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8 d. ago Southport killer's taxi driver took another fare before calling 999 – despite screams

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1 week ago Southport killer's taxi driver 'waited 50 minutes' to call 999 despite hearing 'screaming' moments after dropping him off outside dance class, inquiry hears

Gary Poland, who picked Rudakubana up from his home in Banks, Lancashire, on July 29 last year, took nearly an hour to call 999 despite hearing children scream.

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1 week ago Taxi driver who dropped off Southport attacker ‘waited 50 minutes’ to call 999

Detective Chief Inspector Jason Pye told the Southport Inquiry ‘morally’ he would have expected an earlier call to have been made.

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