A MAN has been arrested after a taxi driver was attacked and robbed by a passenger in Colchester.

The Hawaii Five-O driver was left “very shaken up” following the incident,which happened in Scarfe Way, Greenstead, at 5.25pm on Saturday.

A 19-year-old man from Wivenhoe has been arrested in relation to the attack and has been released on police bail until May 3 while enquiries continue.