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Blackburn man killed after being run over by taxi


A MAN died of multiple injuries after being run over by a taxi as he lay in the gutter in the early hours of the morning.

An inquest heard that a consultant anaesthetist had stopped to see if he could help Peter John Stappard after spotting him lying half in the road.

But as the medic got out of his car he saw a car run over the man and drag him along the road.

Mr Stappard, 43, who was living at the bail hostel on St Peter Street, Blackburn, was taken to hospital but died as a result of his injuries.

Dr Stephen Mosedale told the inquest he had been working at Royal Blackburn Hospital and was making his way home at about 1am on Saturday April 26. As he turned into Canterbury Street he was drawn to something about 100 yards away.

“It looked like someone half in the road and half on the pavement lying on their side,” said Dr Mosedale. “I parked on the left hand side and started to get out of my car to see if I could offer assistance.”

Dr Mosedale said he saw one car drive round the prone body without stopping but the next vehicle, a taxi driven by a Mr Choudhray, hit Mr Stappard.

The driver of the car following the taxi, Mark Liptrot, of Darwen, also saw the taxi run over Mr Stappard but taxi passenger David Davies was adamant the driver had driven round the man.

Police investigations confirmed that a nearside plastic wheel arch cover had been ripped off the taxi and there were also marks on the underside of the taxi which confirmed there had been impact and an element of dragging.

A post-mortem examination revealed fractures of the pelvis and ribs and the medical cause of death was given as multiple injuries.

Deputy coroner Carolyn Singleton recorded a verdict of accidental death.

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RAyzer, BURNLEY says...
4:06pm Wed 10 Sep 08
taxi passenger obviously bunged some cash by taxi driver...ban the driver for life when found guiltytaxi passenger obviously bunged some cash by taxi driver...ban the driver for life when found guilty
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workaholic, Accrington says...
5:57pm Wed 10 Sep 08
I agree Rayzer - some of these asian taxi drivers drive around like maniacs. they seem to have their own highway code, they certainly don't abide by the official highway code.
What a sad 'avoidable' waste of life!

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Any mention of why this fellow was cuddled up to the kerb in the first place?

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None at all gusmac....but I like the way the idiot called workingman presumes the driver isnt having nightmares about the incident.

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I'm thinking: body, gutter, taxi and no connection other than coincidence- wrong place, wrong time - Accident.

Blame: couldn't see some daft [edited by admin]* lying in the road in the dead of night.



A freak occurrence - shi* happens .. . .

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That's what I was thinking.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Aye well, there is that of course . .. and here's me thinking this is something new . . . . .

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