Aylesbury resident, Mr Shah says he feels ‘depressed’ now he can no longer work for a living. He was helping a passenger in a wheelchair out of the back of his cab by Aylesbury Railway Station when he was involved in a life-changing crash. On 2 May, 2023, he was unlocking the passenger’s harnesses, at the drop-off point at the station, when a vehicle crashed into the back of his car, jolting him backwards.
Mr Shah’s legs then ended up caught between the taxi and pavement, where he needed to be released by paramedics. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Bucks Herald, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. He spent seven weeks in hospital receiving treatment for a leg broken in two places, and a fracture in his other leg, before being released.
He still relies on the use of crutches to get around and struggles to travel far unsupervised. Short walks to the mosque and into Aylesbury town centre take the 65-year-old four times as long to complete. He was forced to give up his vocation of over 30 years and is now living on benefits.
"When you’re working your mind is occupied, but when you’re on your own, you’re thinking of one thing yourself, and that does not help to recover, Mr Shah said. To add to Mr Shah and his family's frustration, little is known about how and why the incident happened. Advertisement Advertisement No suspects or leads were identified in the case, which has been officially placed o.