OLDHAM

A taxi driver has been left seriously injured in hospital after a crash with a stolen car in Oldham.

The smash happened near on Higginshaw Lane in Royton at around 9:45pm on Saturday night.
The car was involved in a collision with a Ford Focus outside the Laurel Trading estate, containing the Blue Tiffin restaurant.

Emergency services raced to the scene and the road was cordoned off.

Firefighters were seen using cutting gear to help free people trapped inside Toyota Avensis.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said crews from Oldham and Chadderton helped free three casualties and remained on scene for around an hour.

Greater Manchester Police said the male driver, whose age is not known, was taken to hospital and described his condition as serious.

Passengers in the vehicle suffered only minor injuries a spokesman added.

An eyewitness at the scene says he was told the occupants of the stolen vehicle had fled the scene.

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Transport for London are likely to publish more detailed reasons why they rejected Uber an operator's licence during the appeals process, according to the London Mayor.

In November 2019 the ride-hailing giants were rejected a new operator’s licence in the capital and have since submitted an appeal against the decision.
According to the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, it is ‘likely’ more details surrounding the reasons why the licence was rejected will be published at an appropriate time during the appeal process and with the approval of the Magistrate’s Court.

As part of December’s Mayor Question Time, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member, Caroline Pidgeon, asked the London Mayor: “On the 22 September 2017 the General Manager of Uber London Limited (Uber) was sent a 21 page letter setting out Transport for London’s (TfL) reasons for not renewing its London Private Hire Vehicles Operator’s Licence.

“Will you ensure that the full details of TfL’s recent ruling on the 25 November 2019 relating to Uber are published?”

The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, responded by saying: “On 25 November, TfL confirmed that it would not grant Uber a new private hire operator’s licence in response to its latest application.

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