Gauteng police are investigating the death of an Uber passenger after he was found unresponsive in an e-hailing taxi.
Gauteng police are investigating the death of an Uber passenger after he was found unresponsive in an e-hailing taxi.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the man requested an Uber ride from Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg to a hotel in Rosebank on Wednesday.
“It is alleged that on arrival at the hotel, he couldn’t speak or move. The Uber driver called for help and the man was declared dead by paramedics,” Masondo said.
Milpark Hospital could not confirm whether the man was a patient but spokesperson Meggan Saville said: “[The] hospital management has not been informed by the South African Police Service or anyone else of this and is unaware of such an incident.
