Winnipeg cab driver dies in collision with stolen SUV

A Winnipeg taxi driver is dead after his cab was hit by a stolen sport utility vehicle speeding along Portage Avenue early Saturday morning.

The Duffy's Taxi, driven by 55-year-old Antonio Lanzellotti, was heading south on Maryland Street when the accident occurred, police said.

The lone passenger in the cab was injured, as werefive people in theSUV including the driver, who was hit by another car after he was thrown onto the road.

Police are still looking for that car, which left the scene, describing it as a red or maroon, four-door sedan.

Duffy's dispatcher Barry Homenick told CBC Newsthat Lanzellotti had only started drivingfor Duffy's in February.

"He was well-spoken, he helped everybody, he was a very courteous driver and was very cautious on the roads," Homenick said.

"This is a new team player who just came aboard and it's kind of hard on everybody."

The company is taking donations for the driver's family, he said.