Axel Rudakubana's taxi driver stripped of licence after waiting 50 minutes to call police as killing spree unfolded

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Axel Rudakubana's taxi driver stripped of licence after waiting 50 minutes to call police as killing spree unfolded.

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The taxi driver who drove Axel Rudakubana to the scene of the Southport massacre has been stripped of his licence.Gary Poland, 57, took the teenager to the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29, 2024, where he went on to murder Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar - and attempted to kill 10 others.The taxi driver told the Southport Inquiry in September that he drove away from the scene despite seeing children flooding out from the dance studio "like a stampede for their lives" because he thought he heard gunshots.Mr Poland, then a driver for One Call Taxis, did not call 999 until 50 minutes after hearing screams coming from the Hart Space studio, having picked up another fare and returned home first.

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B: The taxi driver who drove Axel Rudakubana to the scene of the Southport massacre has been stripped of his licence.Gary Poland, 57, took the teenager to the Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29, 2024, where he went on to murder Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar - and attempted to kill 10 others.The taxi driver told the Southport Inquiry in September that he drove away from the scene despite seeing children flooding out from the dance studio "like a stampede for their lives" because he thought he heard gunshots.Mr Poland, then a driver for One Call Taxis, did not call 999 until 50 minutes after hearing screams coming from the Hart Space studio, having picked up another fare and returned home first.