KATE Garraway has told of the horrifying moment her disabled husband fell out of his wheelchair in a taxi. The Good Morning Britain host described how "distressed" Derek Draper ended up on the floor of the cab.
Kate had been forced to call a wheelchair-friendly taxi after being faced with a five-hour wait to take Derek home from hospital.
But things took a shocking turn when disabled Derek ended up on the floor after the taxi went over a speed bump. She opened up about the incident on today's show after a debate about 999 callers using their own transport because of ambulance waiting times. "I've used a lot of cabs for Derek to go to and from the hospital because the mobility services are very, very delayed," said Kate.
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