A Big Apple livery cab driver was stabbed repeatedly during an apparent road rage spat and left for dead behind the wheel of his vehicle in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, police and law enforcement sources said.
Ghana immigrant Osei “Ozzy” Kusi, 39, was critically injured after being knifed in the back and lower abdomen around 2:30 a.m. when he came face-to-face with an enraged motorist near Randall Avenue and White Plains Road, according to cops and a taxi advocacy group.
“This is attempted murder,” said New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers (NYSFTD) spokesperson and founder Fernando Mateo during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “He left him there to die.”
Authorities found the blood-drenched driver unconscious and unresponsive inside his Toyota SUV with TLC plates after the victim initially called a friend for help, sources and the NYSFTD said.
Kusi, who was only blocks from home, was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition, but has since been upgraded to stable, the NYPD said.
No arrest has been made in what sources and the NYSFTD said was an ugly instance of road rage, in which the suspect and victim both got out of their cars.
“It was a real shouting match, and the fact that Ozzy was stabbed numerous times, we believe at least seven times, is something that is unacceptable,” Mateo said.
“No one should get out of their vehicle and stab another individual seven times because of a road rage situation.” 
Kusi came to the United States from Ghana and has been working for Lyft or Uber since 2019, supporting his wife back in the African country, Mateo said.
He has a sister and a few pals that he knows stateside with him. 
“He’s a family guy. He’s 39 years old. He’s from Ghana,” Mateo said.
“These people, their culture, doesn’t allow them to be violent. They’re calm, collective, nice people. That’s what their country is about. It’s about being nice.”
The NYSFTD is offering a $5,000 reward to information leading to the capture of an attacker. Police have yet to release a description of the suspect.
Mateo said he hopes a camera inside the vehicle will help police identify a possible perp. 
“And in this particular case, when this guy gets caught, the [Bronx] District Attorney must not allow for this guy to be released on bail,” he said.
The taxi group leader also urged drivers to focus on deescalate situations that could spark violence.
“So don’t take the risk of arguing with people that don’t care about anything,” Mateo said. 

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