BOLTON

 A TEENAGER was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a taxi outside a nightclub.

Police and firefighters were called to Nelson Square in the town centre shortly after 3am this morning.

The 19-year-old had been run over by a black Vauxhall Zafira taxi and was trapped under the vehicle from her waist downwards.

The fire service helped remove the woman from under the car and she was rushed to Salford Royal with a suspected fractured pelvis and leg injuries.

She was conscious and breathing, and her injuries are thought to be severe but not life-threatening.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “The woman had been run over and was under the vehicle when we arrived at the scene.

“A technical response unit from Leigh also attended.

“We assisted the ambulance crew in providing first aid and getting her ready to be put in an ambulance, and then slid her from beneath the car.”

It is believed the teenager had been attending a student night event at a nightclub in Nelson Square.

A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service confirmed paramedics were called to the scene at 3.13am and a young woman was taken to Salford Royal with pelvic injuries after being involved in a car accident.

The spokesman added: “The call to us was made from outside After Dark nightclub.”

The Bolton News understands After Dark nightclub - which is now known as Trinity - was closed at the time of the incident and was not involved.

A spokesman for the University of Bolton said the incident had not been reported to student services and so he could not confirm whether the woman is a University of Bolton student.

Police are currently investigating after the taxi driver involved in the incident was allegedly punched and his car damaged. 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/13365984.Teenager_seriously_injured_after_being_run_over_by_taxi_in_Nelson_Square/?ref=rss

Comment: Please note there are no Vauxhall Zafira's Licensed as Hackneys in Bolton.
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COLCHESTER

A man has been jailed for six years after trying to rob a taxi driver with an air gun.

At 2am on December 1, 2014, Ashley Leech, 24, of Wetzlar Court, Colchester, and one other unknown suspect approached a taxi driver in Acacia Avenue.

As the driver went to pick up a fare, demands were made for money and the his car keys.

The pair were armed with an air weapon which was discharged in the direction of the victim’s vehicle as he drove away from the scene.


http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/Man-jailed-years-attempted-armed-robbery-taxi/story-26821144-detail/story.html
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Wolverhampton's late-night taxi marshal scheme is to be extended to cover payday weekends in a bid to stop alcohol-fuelled bad behaviour.

Thanks to a £95,000 funding boost, marshals will be out and about in the city centre on 40 nights of the year instead of the current eight.

Payday weekends will be covered as they usually see a spike in drunken violence and vandalism.


The Safe Haven scheme operates from the Epic Youth Café in Lichfield Street to help clubbers get home safely after a night on the tiles. As well as taxi marshals helping people into cabs, licensing officers and medical experts are also on hand.

It previously only ran over the Christmas period but will now cover 40 nights for each of the next five years thanks to the extra cash from Wolverhampton Business Improvement District.

Spokeswoman Cherry Shine said: “The BID is delighted to provide funding and support an extension of the popular Safe Haven, which the council have delivered for over seven years and we are proud to be able to support a further 32 nights a year.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/07/02/taxi-marshals-in-wolverhampton-for-paydays-weekends/