The taxi driver who dropped Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana off at a children's dance class has been stripped of his licence – after he admitted to fleeing despite hearing 'an awful orchestra of blood–curdling screams'.Gary Poland, 56, listened to four or five loud bangs and claimed he drove away 'in complete mortal terror and shock' because he feared Rudakubana had a gun and was shooting people.The 56–year–old had picked the teenager up and taken him to the Hart Space, where 26 young girls were enjoying a Taylor Swift–themed holiday club, on the morning of July 29, 2024.But although Mr Poland saw children fleeing the building and screaming in terror in his rear–view mirror, he did not stop to help.Instead he sped away, called his best friend twice and took another fare, before going home and finally dialling 999 almost an hour later.Bebe King, 6, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, died at the scene while nine–year–old Alice da Silva Aguiar died in hospital the following day.Sefton Council has now confirmed Mr Poland's licence has been revoked as he 'did not meet the appropriate standards', the BBC reports.In September last year the driver told a public inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall that he wished he had called police much sooner.Gary Poland (pictured) told the 999 operator that he was about to drive off when he heard 'screaming, proper screaming' Southport triple murderer Axel Rudakubana is seen in the back of a taxi before launching a frenzied attack on children (L-R) Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were all murdered in the atrocity on July 29, 2024