Uber cabbie dozes off on expressway, woman passenger drives all the way to Mumbai

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, March 4

A 28-year-old woman claims she ended up driving an Uber cab she booked to take her from Pune to Mumbai.

Mumbai-based, Tejaswani Divya Nairk called the cab, which picked her up as usual. After she seated herself, the driver started his journey towards Mumbai. However, just after a few kilometers, she noticed that the driver was struggling to stay awake.

Tejaswani requested the driver to stay alert, but her plea went unheeded. Sensing danger to her life, she decided to take control of the wheels and asked the driver to pull over the car.

She told the driver to take a nap on the passenger seat and the driver willingly obliged. Tejaswani took charge of the steering wheel and reached home driving all through the three-hour-long journey.

Tejaswani then  took to social media to narrate the harrowing time she had. In a tweet, she voiced her anger at Uber for allowing such sleep-deprived drivers to work.

She, further, updated that Uber had issued an apology on Twitter. Uber informed her to directly file an FIR.

thanking god I’m alive right now and I wasn’t asleep when this happened & that I know how to drive.@Uber @Uber_Support @Uber_India I am seething with anger right now. how dare they drive if they’re not well rested? how dare they put anyone else’s life at risk?
part 1 #uber pic.twitter.com/lUUFXpHCQS

— tejaswinniethepooh (@teja_main_hoon_) February 21, 2020

This is concerning, Tejaswini. We’d like to take this up with your driverr. May we request you to provide us with your email address/mobile number associated with your Uber account through DM (direct message). From there we’ll be able to assist further. https://t.co/wuYI29eNE2

— Uber (@Uber) February 21, 2020