RUDAKABANA TAXI DRIVER SET TO FACE LICENCE INVESTIGATION

THE taxi driver who waited 50 minutes to call 999 after the Southport killer stormed a child's dance party will be investigated to see if his behaviour was "inappropriate".

- By PATRICK EDRICH

Gary Poland told the ongoing Southport Inquiry on Thursday this week that he drove away from the Hart Space after hearing screams and seeing children fleeing the building because he heard "four or five gunshots".

The driver recalled seeing six and seven-year-old children "stampede for their lives" out of the building within 30 seconds of Axel Rudakubana's attack.

But following the incident, Mr Poland called his friend twice and picked up an extra fare before he eventually went home and called the police to provide details about what he knew about the teenage killer.