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May 13, 2014 News
A taxi driver operating along East Coast Demerara staged a daring escape from bandits, who eventually made off with his Toyota Carina 192 on Saturday night.
Cliff Johnson, 58, jumped through one of the windows of the car after feigning illness even as the hijackers were driving him to a desolate area behind Enterprise, East Coast Demerara.
Kaieteur News understands that around 19:00 hours on Saturday, Johnson who was operating the taxi HB 5758 from the Mon Repos market tarmac was approached by three men who requested to be taken to the nearby village of Beterverwagting.
Two of the men sat in the back seat while the other took the front passenger seat.
Johnson did not get very far into the journey when one of the men at the back grabbed his neck from behind and hauled him out of his seat.
The bandit and his colleague who were at the back sat on him, stabbing him repeatedly which a semi-sharp object. The other bandit who was in front took the steering wheel and turned the car east and headed to the Coldingen Access Road, leading into the village of Enterprise.
The driver, suspecting that he was being taken along a desolate, bumpy road, played his trump card.
He told the bandits that he was feeling unwell and needed to vomit.
They in turn, not wanting to be soiled by vomit, allowed Johnson to put himself through the window, giving him the golden opportunity he was craving for.
The taxi driver told police that he threw himself from the window and landed on the rough road. He bolted as fast as he could, screaming for help. The bandits, meanwhile, drove away the car which has not been seen since.
The matter was reported and an investigation was launched.
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