Cabby, 73, collapses and dies while giving police statement over incident with PHV driver in Dover

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Cabby, 73, collapses and dies while giving police statement over incident with PHV driver in Dover
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When a 73-year-old cabby accidentally hit the car behind while backing up his taxi, it angered the driver so much that he became aggressive. As tensions escalated, the cops were called in. Alas, while giving a statement to the police, the taxi driver, Lin Tianfu (transliteration), collapsed.

Taxi driver Lin Tianfu had accidentally reversed into another vehicle behind him at a car park in Dover Crescent on June 26.When a 73-year-old cabby accidentally hit the car behind while backing up his taxi, it angered the driver so much that he became aggressive.

His daughter Lin Xiaohui , 38, told the Chinese evening daily that her father had gotten into a dispute with a private-hire driver last Wednesday shortly before collapsing.reviewed on July 1, reportedly shows the cabby trying to exit a multi-storey car park at 19A Dover Crescent at about 5pm. "While doing so, the car mounted the kerb. My father had many years of driving experience and rarely made such mistakes, so we suspect he was already feeling unwell at the time," said his daughter.

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