Taxi driver defends himself from aggressive passenger with teargas spray

A man has been taken to the hospital with chemical injuries of the eyes this morning. Sources in the Chisinau Emergency Hospital have told Info-Prim Neo that the drunken 39-year-old man was traveling by taxi at about 5.30. The circumstances of the incident are not yet known. According to preliminary information, the man started a fight with the taxi driver, who used teargas spray to calm him down. The ambulance was called by police officers of Botanica district, who intervened and detained the aggressive passenger. The man is now at Saint Trinity Hospital. An investigation is underway. A 10-year-old girl was admitted to Valentin Ignatenco Hospital with a concussion and contusion of the knee after she was struck by a Daewoo car on Dacia Blvd. On Friday afternoon, a BMW hit a 69-year-old man on Pan Halippa St. The driver left the scene. The victim suffered a concussion and contusion of the elbow. The ambulance and the traffic police were called by eyewitnesses, who told the police the license number of the BMW. Yesterday and last night, the Chisinau Emergency Hospital recorded 659 calls, dealing with 76 cases of acute viral infections, 57 cases of trauma, 16 cases of acute diarrheic diseases, a case of brain stroke, a case of myocardial infarction and 24 deliveries.