Taxi driver charged over passenger's death

FATAL: Police have questioned the driver of a taxi involved in a fatal accident in Belmont. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow

A TAXI driver has been charged after a passenger in his cab allegedly fell from the moving vehicle and was killed during an argument between the pair over the fare in Belmont early today.

Police were called to Leake Street about 3am where the passenger, a 25-year-old man, was lying on the road with life threatening injuries.

The man was taken to Royal Perth Hospital where he died a short time later.

After interviewing the 26-year-old Kenwick taxi driver, police this afternoon charged him with dangerous driving occasioning death, failing to stop and render assistance and failing to report.

It is believed the taxi driver had picked up the man and another man at Crown Casino, Burswood, and taken them the short journey to Belmont.

Police will allege there was a dispute between the victim and the driver over the fare.

The driver then allegedly accelerated as the man was exiting the taxi, causing the man to be knocked to the ground and receive fatal injuries.

Officers and forensic police attended the crash site today to piece together the events which led to the passenger's death.

The taxi driver will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on December 18 and if convicted faces a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment.

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