Where and when were two brothers hit on the same moped by the same taxi driver a year apart? Detailed answer

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Where and when were two brothers hit on the same moped by the same taxi driver a year apart?

In July 1975, Bermuda resident Erskine Lawrence Abbin was driving down the road on a moped and was hit by a taxi. Remarkably, in July of the previous year, the same taxi driver, carrying the same passenger, hit Erskine's brother Neville, who was driving the same moped.

Both brothers were 17 at the time of death.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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