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Taxi driver who left scene of Southport attack is stripped of licence

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The Independent UK · Jul 3

Southport taxi driver who ‘waited 50 minutes’ to call 999 loses licence

Gary Poland took Axel Rudakubana to the scene where the teenager murdered three children and attempted to murder 10 others in July 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 3

‘I should have called police earlier’: Taxi driver who dropped off Southport killer regrets waiting 50 minutes as 3 children died

50 minutes while kids were screaming and running.

We Got This Covered · Sep 26, 2025

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Taxi driver who dropped Southport killer at scene ‘regrets not calling police sooner’

Gary Poland, who rang police 50 minutes after attack, tells inquiry he wishes he had checked on the children’s welfare

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

Taxi driver feared he could be ‘target of gunman’ at Southport attack

Gary Poland gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

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‘Difficult’ to understand how one person caused so many injuries, inquiry hears

Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes, who was on duty in the Merseyside Police control room on the day, gave evidence at Liverpool Town Hall.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

Taxi driver who dropped off Southport suspect ‘still traumatised’ by dance class killings

Well-wishers raise £2,000 for driver, who wife says feels responsible for children’s deaths

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

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