Woman dies after falling from taxi

by Dave Keating | May 27, 2008 at 03:57 am

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A woman in north Staffordshite, UK has died after falling from a taxi. It appears she was involved in a dispute with the taxi driver about the fare.

A young mother who died after falling from a moving taxi had been caught up in an argument over the cab fare, it was claimed yesterday.

A taxi driver was arrested yesterday in connection with the death of Katie Bennett, 22, who suffered severe head injuries after falling from the car near her home in Newchapel, north Staffordshire, early on Saturday, Staffordshire police said.

Bennett and six friends had returned to Newchapel at 2am after clubbing in Hanley town centre, Stoke-on-Trent. The other passengers got out of the people carrier when they arrived at her home but Bennett became involved in a dispute over the taxi fare, according to a family friend. A police spokesman confirmed that she was still inside the cab when it moved off.

It is unclear whether Bennett jumped from the moving vehicle or fell. She died from her injuries at the University hospital of North Staffordshire yesterday with her parents at her side.

Bennett, who worked for Tesco, had a two-year-old daughter, Mia.