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Surrey Metro Taxi driver stabbed by passenger

Surrey RCMP are looking for a taxi cab passenger who allegedly stabbed his driver early Sunday morning.

Assailant flees as driver shouts for help

A Surrey Metro taxi driver stands outside his cab while police investigate his apparent stabbing. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

Surrey RCMP are looking for a taxi cab passenger who allegedly stabbed his driver early Sunday morning.

Police say it happened around 6 a.m. PT in front of the Parkside apartments at 13352 105A Ave.

A witness says a man jumped out of a Surrey Metro Taxi and ran away while the driver, his white shirt bloodied in the attack, shouted for help.

A Surrey Metro taxi driver shows police where his passenger allegedly stabbed him. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

Police say they're hoping that video surveillance in the taxicab will help them identify a suspect.

The driver was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Google Map: 13352 105A Ave., Surrey, B.C.