Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint

Taxi driver robbed at gunpoint

Police in Lancashire are investigating after a robber threatened a taxi driver with a gun.

The driver picked up the man at the taxi rank at Colne at about 2250 BST on Tuesday and took him to Nelson.

The man asked the driver to pull over on a lane off Reedyford Road before threatening him with a black handgun.

He demanded his takings, and the driver handed over his cash bag, which contained about £20.

Lancashire Police say the driver was not injured.

The robber was aged between 25 and 30, slim, around 5ft 7ins tall and spoke with a local accent.