Cab driver robbed, pistol whipped

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police are searching for four suspects who allegedly robbed and pistol-whipped a cab driver late Thursday.

Miami Police found the taxi driver unconscious along Northeast 26th Street and Sixth Avenue around 7 p.m. "I mean he could have been probably been beat up or something like that, maybe. he looked like he was in pain; he was holding his stomach," said on-looker Reinaldo Blanco.

The victim regained consciousness and described the thugs to authorities before paramedics airlifted the cabbie to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Saw cab driver hurt:

If you have any information on this assault, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward.

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