In Kazan, a passenger assaulted a female taxi driver with a wooden stick and then fled the scene. The victim sustained a concussion and was transported to a hospital for treatment. This report comes from Tatarstan 24 and summarizes the incident.
The driver was transporting a client to Kazan’s Aviation Construction Zone when a disagreement between them escalated. The assailant struck the 43-year-old woman in the head with a wooden stick. Several fellow drivers came to offer aid, but they could not immediately remove the aggressor from the vehicle. After the attack, the individual escaped on foot.
In addition to the concussion, the driver endured multiple bruises. An ambulance arrived promptly to provide medical care at the scene.
Meanwhile in Krasnoyarsk, a separate incident involved a man carrying a knife who entered a car with a girl. He pressed a gun to the girl’s throat, and after the driver resisted, the attacker grabbed the phone and fled the scene.
Historically, coverage of large pickup trucks on the Russian market has attracted attention, such as a model nicknamed KingKong reported by socialbites.ca.