Police in Milton Keynes are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning (January 29).
At around 1.30am, the victim, a taxi driver, was in Rillington Gardens, Emerson Valley, to pick up a fare.
Two men got into the taxi, a silver Toyota Prius, and one of them produced a large knife and held it to the driver demanding money.
The victim, a 45-year-old man, was able to open his door and ran from the vehicle.
He saw the two men run from the taxi into an underpass in the direction of Shenley Brook End.
When the victim returned to his car, nothing had been stolen.
Both offenders are described as white, around 6ft tall and of skinny build. They were both aged in their late teens to early twenties, and were wearing black jackets, black tracksuit bottoms and black baseball caps.
The weapon was described as a knife of around 1ft in length with a black wooden handle.
Investigating officer detective constable Mandy Banfield of said: “This was a very frightening ordeal for the victim, but thankfully, he was not hurt due to his quick actions to get away.
“I am appealing to anybody who was in the vicinity of Rillington Gardens at around 1.30am on Tuesday who believes they witnessed this incident to contact police.”
Please call the 24-hour non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 43190029826.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or make a report online
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