(ChurchLeaders) English taxi driver David Perry is being praised as a hero for locking a terror suspect inside his car moments before an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital, saving an unknown number of lives and narrowly escaping with his own.
In footage captured via CCTV, the taxi can be seen speeding into a traffic circle in front of the hospital before the explosion went off. Perry then emerged from the taxi, running to safety as concerned bystanders approached to give him aid. Moments later, the taxi became completely engulfed in flames.
It is unclear at what point Perry became aware of the explosive, but he apparently locked the doors of the taxi in an effort to prevent the suspect from escaping.