Taxi driver repels knife attacker

Police are trying to recover the weapon used by the pair

A taxi driver managed to wrestle a knife from a would-be robber who had held it to his throat, police said.

The attack happened after a male and female, aged in their 20s, got into the 48-year-old driver's car in Dens Road, Dundee, on Sunday morning.

After about a 10-minute drive, the man put a knife to the throat of the taxi driver and demanded money.

The victim suffered cuts to his hands but was able to wrestle the knife free and the pair ran off.

They got into the driver's car at about 0755 GMT and the attack happened at the disused Shell Garage in Strathmartine Road in the city.

Dark coat

Tayside Police said the knife had not been recovered and was last seen on the road, close to the incident.

The male has been described as about 5ft 8in tall, of slim build and was wearing a dark coat with a hood and dark trousers.

The female was about 5ft 3in tall, also of slim build and was wearing a beige/tan hooded jacket of waist length.

Tayside Police have appealed for witnesses.