Moment taxi blows apart seconds after driving up to Liverpool women's hospital entrance
This is the dramatic moment a taxi exploded in a fireball just seconds after pulling up outside a hospital in a Remembrance Sunday bomb blast.
Shocking footage shows the car driving up to the entrance of Liverpool Women's Hospital before stopping at the reception.
Footage shows a taxi explode outside Liverpool Women's Hospital
The car had just pulled up when it erupted into a fireball
Hero cabbie Dave Perry locked the suspect in the car
It then explodes in a cloud of smoke and debris just seconds later as a stunned bystander watches on.
Shards of metal can be seen flying through the air and raining down on parked cars.
Witnesses then rush over to the help as black smoke billows above.
Moments later, flames begin shooting from the shattered wreckage of the taxi as it becomes engulfed in a fireball.
Driver Dave Perry can be seen leaping from the inferno in a daze and rushing away from the thick smoke.
He was was injured during the Remembrance Sunday horror but has been hailed a hero for locking the suspect in the car.
His brave actions meant the male passenger carrying the bomb was the only person killed.
The suspected terrorist had asked Dave to drive him to the cathedral where 1,200 people had gathered for services to remember fallen soldiers.
But he changed his mind and instead wanted to be taken to the hospital, it is reported.
A source told the Daily Mail: "It was just before 11am. David noticed the man had some kind of light attached to his clothing and was messing around with it, it didn't look right at all."
The cabbie has been praised by pals on social media as it was confirmed today he has been released from hospital and is recovering at home.
Billy Darwin said: "DAVID PERRY The Liverpool HERO!!!!”
He added: “David nearly paid the ultimate price to save others, apparently not giving anything a second thought besides making sure he went above and beyond to keep the people of Our City safe!”
Stephen Thomas added: “The driver is my mate, and spotted the passenger acting suspiciously, so he jumped out the car.”
He went on: “This guy blew himself up, but my friend is OK. He sustained a few injuries, burns, burst eardrums and some shrapnel, but he’s OK.”
While Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The taxi driver, in his heroic efforts, has managed to divert what could have been an absolutely awful disaster at the hospital.
"Our thanks go to him and our emergency services, and authorities have worked through the night to divert anything further and we've all been on standby and in constant contact to provide any support that's needed."
Hero cabbie Dave Perry locked the suspect in the car
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