He’s fast-becoming one of the faces of the Bourke Street tragedy and he’s nothing short of an inspiration.

Lou ‘the cabbie’ took charge in the face of a crisis on Friday, helping several injured victims after they were struck during the rampage.

And he remains defiant in the face of an act which shook the city.

‘We’re a lovely city and we can overcome anything,’ he told Neil Mitchell.

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Melbourne student Henry Dow praised the heroic efforts of ‘Lou the cabbie’ at the Federation Square vigil on Monday evening.

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