Taxi Driver Union Sounds Alarm on Working Conditions After 3rd Cabbie Found Dead in His Car in as Many Months

Third NYC Cab Driver Dies Behind the Wheel Since July

The on-duty death last weekend of the third taxi driver in as many months highlights the physical and financial perils cabbies face behind the wheel, the head of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance said Tuesday. The death in the West Village late Friday of medallion owner Jagjit Singh came weeks after the union said another driver was found dead in a disabled cab on the Henry Hudson Parkway with insulin in his hands and followed the July 2 death …

Taxi driver union sounds alarm on working conditions after 3rd cabbie found dead in his car in as many months

Taxi driver tragedy: NYC cabbie found dead in his car last week is third lost in as many months, union says

Why are New York City taxi drivers dying on the job?  A 52-year-old cabbie was found dead in his car Friday night — the third death of its kind in as many months, prompting the union representing the city's for-hire-vehicle drivers to demand action on Monday.  The union — the NY Taxi Workers Alliance…

Taxi Workers Join Family Of Deceased Yellow Cab Driver Jagjit Singh At Memorial Ceremony

After a third driver was found dead in his taxi in three months, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, NYTWA, members joined his family September 15, 2026, to lay flowers at the West Village site where he died. Jagjit Singh, a yellow cab driver for more than 20 years, was 53 years old. An immigrant […] Related posts: After 45-day camp-out and 15-day hunger strike, NYTWA celebrates victory led by founder Bhairavi Desai Another casualty of the coron…