Taxi driver tracks down asthmatic Nottingham man who left 'rescue pack' in back of cab

A Nottingham man wants to track down the taxi driver who helped to reunite him with his emergency rescue pack. Karl Kershaw, of Radford, got a taxi back from the city centre on Thursday, November 14, but it wasn't until after he got home that the 46-year-old realised he had left important medication and personal items in the taxi.

Karl explained: "Three weeks ago I was in town and I carry a man bag basically. I carry an asthma bag with me, three inhalers, medication, air buds, a leaflet and a spare bank card."

As it was an independent taxi Karl had no idea who the driver was or how to get in contact with him. However, Karl has chronic asthma and finds this time of year difficult.

Before he was able to track the taxi driver down he was admitted to hospital for a short while, during which he was surprised to get a call from his neighbour on Monday, November 25. He was told that a man had been around the area describing Karl and asking if anyone knew him. It turned out this man was the taxi driver who had dropped Karl off a few weeks prior and was trying to find him to give him back his bag.

It was "lucky" that he found one of Karl's neighbours, and the neighbour called Karl to confirm what was in the bag. Karl has now been reunited with his bag and although his medication could be replaced, he was especially concerned about his earbuds and bank card.

He said: "I had already put them on my Christmas list for my girlfriend and friends." All Karl wants to do now is find the taxi driver to thank him in person.

He explained: "I really want to find this taxi driver and just say thank you. For that taxi driver to come to a high rise flat and track me down two weeks later, it must have taken him some effort.

"I would love to pay him the fare for the journey he took just to return this. He had been hunting me down for two weeks."

Karl is really impressed by the driver's actions, and added: "It gives you a reminder that there are nice people out there." He says it would not have been an easy job for the taxi driver to track him down as he lives in a high rise flat and says that he thinks the taxi driver must have tried to hand the bag in to Central Police Station at one point.

He has a tracker on his phone for his earbuds, explaining: "It was showing me that my buds were at Central Police station so I believe he was there trying to hand it in but because of the medication I believe they rejected it." Karl is keen to find the taxi driver who helped him and is urging the individual who helped him to get in touch.