Taxi driver rampages by Cologne smashing into two teams of girls

A taxi driver went on a rampage through Cologne’s old town, running over two groups of women before a hero managed to apprehend him. 

The Jordanian, 44, from Velbert, reportedly raced his car down a street in North Rhine-Westphalia shortly after 10pm where he hit two women – aged 22 and 23 – head on.

He then sped on in his Volkswagen Passat towards the Rhine River where he hit two more women as a fifth woman managed to save herself by jumping to the side, BILD report. 

German reports suggested the act was ‘deliberate’, and a 27-year-old woman has been left seriously injured.

A waiter, 34, from the brewery in front of where the crime took place – near to Alter Markt – was described as a ‘hero’ after he managed to detain the driver until the police arrived.

A look at the route the taxi driver took as he ran over two groups of women in Cologne

A taxi driver deliberately ran over two groups of women in Cologne’s old town before a hero apprehended him. Pictured: An aerial view of Cologne over the Rhine River

A police statement read that the man ‘gave chase on foot’, putting himself in grave danger, after the taxi came towards him without breaking.

The outside mirror was said to have touched his upper body after he jumped to the side.

After the Jordanian driver exited his vehicle at Alter Markt, the waiter held the driver until police arrived. 

It is said that a similar incident occurred in Essen around an hour earlier, where a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries from a crash. 

Cologne police are investigating whether it is the same driver as the one in Cologne.

Both cocaine and cannabis were found in the 44-year-old’s car after he was detained, and a blood test was ordered.