Security footage of the knife attack on the taxi driver.
Photo: Victoria Police
By our community reporter
Melbourne, April 29: An Indian taxi driver, aged 23, who is also an international student was stabbed here last night. His taxi was found crashed near Gold Street, Clifton Hill. The wounded body of the driver was found by police about 300 meters from the taxi at about 5.30 am in the morning. The driver is in hospital and said to be in a critical state. Police have refused to release the name or other details of the victim.
A report in The Age says: “Detectives believe he was attacked some time around 3am, possibly in Hodgkinson Street near Wellington Street.It is believed his attacker then drove the taxi a short distance before it collided with a power pole near the corner of Gold Street and Queens Parade.Two men who were walking along Hodgkinson Street found the 23-year-old driver about 5.30am.”
Meanwhile, Victorian Taxi Drivers Association Council (VTAC) has informed South Asia Times that a protest strike action by taxi drivers is now on near Federation Square in Melbourne.
