Overview

• Taxi driver Gary Poland told the inquiry he drove the teenager from Banks to the Hart Space in a roughly 14‑minute ride booked under the name “Simon.”
• He said he heard bangs and screams, believed there was a gunman, drove away in fear, phoned a friend, took another fare, then called 999 about 50 minutes later.
• Poland said he acted out of “fear, shock and panic” and expressed regret for not checking on the children’s welfare.
• Inquiry evidence included dashcam audio capturing distress soon after the drop‑off and a call transcript in which Poland said he thought people had been shot.
• Families of the murdered girls questioned whether he had a moral duty to act sooner as the public inquiry continues in Liverpool through November.