A rideshare driver says an attack by two drunk men in south-east Perthleft him fearing for his life.
The 36-year-old is still reeling from the attack, which left him bruised, bitten and battered in a pick-up gone wrong.
Rukundo Jean-Marie is now urging DiDi to take stronger actions to protect its drivers after he was attacked in Armadale about 3am on Sunday.
He said he refused to transport the men because they were drunk.
“I thought I was dead because I called, like so many times, ‘help, help’, [but] nobody was helping me,” Jean-Marie told 9News.
Footage appears to show one man punching his face and kicking his car as he tries to get out.
“He just punched me in my nose [and] my left cheek because I refused to take him,” the driver recalled.
“And then I fell unconscious.”
Jean-Marie hit the SOS button in his car and called police but the attack escalated.
Jean-Marie said one man bit his arm, the other his finger.
Police arrived shortly after, taking him to Armadale Hospital for treatment.
Jean-Marie said his injuries would keep him from working for up to four weeks, leaving him out of pocket by up to $8,000.
He’s now urging DiDi to step up and provide better support to ensure driver safety.
