55-Year-Old Taxi Driver Robbed in Vienna-Landstraße

The 55-year-old taxi driver was transporting five passengers on Thursday evening when one of the passengers allegedly held a sharp object to his neck.

Unknown Fled After Robbery on Taxi Driver

One of the alleged perpetrators is said to have stolen the taxi driver's wallet. In addition, the 55-year-old was attacked with blows. After the act, the five still unidentified, presumably teenage perpetrators escaped in an unknown direction. A patrol in the vicinity yielded no results. "The 55-year-old was slightly injured in the incident, but declined treatment by the emergency services," said police spokeswoman Julia Schick. The Vienna State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigations.

(APA/Red)

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