The driver and passengers were taken to hospital after the incident.
A top rated cab driver who pulled out into a dual carriageway and collided with another vehicle while passengers were aboard has kept his licence.
Private hire driver Dil Agha Qazikhail was fined £260 and got four penalty points after he drove without due care and attention in Glasgow last July. The 62-year-old’s agent told the licensing and regulatory committee on Wednesday that Mr Qazikhail had made the necessary checks before crossing the dual carriageway.He said that as Mr Qazikhail exited another vehicle collided with his from the left. The agent described it as a “lapse of judgement” and a “mistake” and told councillors it was his client’s first road traffic accident in 10 years of driving.
Committee chair SNP councillor Alex Wilson asked if passengers were on board during the collision. The agent confirmed the driver and passengers were taken to hospital as a precaution after the incident. Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.Councillor Wilson asked what reassurance could be given to the committee that this won’t happen again.
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