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Taxi driver taken to hospital with head injury after attack in Cheetham Hill
09.02.2022 - 22:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A taxi driver was taken to hospital with a head injury after he was attacked in a back street in Cheetham Hill on Tuesday evening.
Police were first called to a disturbance on Langston Street in Manchester, near Strangeways at around 8pm, February 8.
A small cordon was erected around a silver Skoda taxi, which had been left damaged in the incident.
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The cordon remained in place overnight into Wednesday, as two forensic tents were put up to cover the vehicle on Mary Street.
Glass was pictured beside the car, with the driver side window smashed.
Enquiries had established that an altercation had occurred between a male and the driver of the taxi.
The driver, 35, was then assaulted and the car was damaged in the incident.
He was taken to hospital with superficial head injuries but has been discharged following treatment.
No arrests have been made and police have confirmed that enquiries are ongoing.
How he became to be injured is not yet known, but Greater Manchester Police have been approached.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly before 8pm last night, police were called to reports of a disturbance on Langston Street, Manchester.
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"Enquiries have established that an altercation occurred between a man and a taxi driver before the driver was assaulted and there was damage to the taxi.
"Emergency services attended and the taxi driver - 35-year-old man - taken to hospital with superficial head injuries.
"He has since been discharged following treatment.
"No arrests
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