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Uber driver racially-abused and car briefly hijacked after pick-up from hotel
Posted on - 1st November, 2024 - 1:07pm | Author - Luke Beardsworth | Posted in - Preston News
An Uber driver was reportedly racially-abused and his car briefly taken in an incident in October.
The Uber driver collected four people, three men and a woman, from Guy’s Thatched Hamlet in Bilsborrow at around 1.17am on Friday, 4 October.
The Uber was heading towards Preston along the A6 with the passengers but stopped after a short distance with the passengers ejected.
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The driver also left the vehicle before a person got into the driver’s seat and drove for around 10 metres.
Anyone with information can call 101 – log 0129 of 4th October 2024 – or email 6399@lancashire.police.uk.
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