Nov 27 2006 - AFP
A Colombian taxi driver got the better of an armed robber by rolling his cab over an embankment -- with the assailant still inside.
The driver, whom police identified as Isidro, 66, suffered a stab wound from the would-be thief, 16, who landed in hospital with multiple fractures, police said Monday.
Isidro's wife said her husband's wound was slight, but he feared the thief would kill him and so rolled his hack toward the embankment and jumped to safety.
The robber wanted to take the driver's income for that day, some 40 dollars, said Santander province police chief Alvaro Miranda, adding that the incident took place in Bucamaramanga, Colombia's fifth-largest city, near the Venezuelan border.
Authorities in Bucaramanga said the city of one million inhabitants is seeing a spike in attacks against taxis and other public transportation, largely by adolescents.
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Colombian cabbie rolls armed robber over embankment