Two students from China found themselves becoming the victims of a brutal assault from a Grab driver during their trip to Kuantan, where one of them was left grievously injured.

The student who suffered multiple injuries as a result of the attack recently held a press conference to recount the harrowing experience, which she believes was triggered by her closing the car door too hard.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference, the 22-year-old student named Yuan (transliteration), who had been studying at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) for three years, said she and a female friend went for a two-day tour in Kuantan last Friday (Dec 15), reported China Press.

After visiting the Kuantan 188 tower, Yuan and her friend hailed a Grab ride back to the Sky Tree Hotel to retrieve some belongings.

However, as soon as we got out of the car, the driver took a tripod and attacked us, causing the index and middle finger of my right hand to be fractured.

“After the attack, my friend and I quickly packed our belongings and hastily took a bus to KL as we feared further retaliation from the driver,” she said, adding that she later sought treatment at Tung Shin Hospital.

Yuan said that throughout her Kuantan trip, she didn’t run into any trouble and suspects the attack was due to her closing the car door too hard.

“I recalled that another driver muttered and gestured at me and my friend for closing the door too hard, which is why I believe these cases are related.”

Two days after the attack, Yuan said Grab informed her that they had suspended the driver’s account. Not long after, she began to receive several phone calls allegedly made by the driver.

“I believe the driver made those calls to intimidate me as he was angry about having his account suspended by Grab,” she said

A police report has since been lodged and Yuan said she did so to seek justice as letting the driver off the hook would jeopardise her personal safety.

Teruntum assemblyman Sim Chon Siang, who was also present at the press conference and helped Yuan in lodging the police report, said the Pahang state government will be paying her medical bills.

He also called for the police to quickly bring the driver to justice as his actions had tarnished the state’s tourism image.

“Regardless of the conflict or dissatisfaction, the Grab driver should not have escalated the situation and resorted to violence.

“I hope this incident will not tarnish Pahang’s tourism industry, affect the relationship between China and Malaysia, or dent the confidence of Chinese tourists coming here,” he said.

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Grab should really vet their drivers if they dont want to get sued

Low quality Malaysian car cannot close the door to hard, else the door will fall off.....

Grab should make interior dashcam compulsory for all grab cars.

Violence is never the answer to solving any issues.

What the problem is door closing too hard?will fall out ke?bodoh punya driver, uncle punya Isuzu working vehicle kirk krak here and there pun no problem, Bangla loading for me closing door pun no problem , ask that sohai grab driver keep his car in bedroom bodoh.

This is the third thread I see on this matter

Rude prc's

maybe cannot speak local, the local triggered LOL

Tu isuzu not protong. So many grab proton parts tercabut after get slammed by customer

Cannot get compensation some more. Then order parts no stock

This post has been edited by Boy96: Dec 22 2023, 02:27 PM

Grab need to revise their rules. Drivers need to be able speak English or Mandarin on top of the usual BM. It is considered bonus for earning more stars.

Name of Grab driver?

They assumed it's because they closed the door too hard.

Wait story from the other side. Should be a good one

Aiya you see those proton on the road that have over 20 year do the door fall out or not hahaha 😂😂 , no right? So its not because of closing door too hard issues, just most driver treat their vehicle like their wife and i do understand but just don't go violence lah.

I've heard 2 grab drivers complaining during my ride about PRC before. That's why ayam sappork grab driver

Must he because she come Malaysia donno speak BM. Wack only. Violence budaya kita

Many m racist driver out there.

My incident is since i'm a local, the driver reached to pick me up but when he see me come out from mookata restaurant, he cancel it and drove away. Leaving me clueless what i did wrong.

He could have just tegur the China folks instead of resorting to violence.

Now he is probably going to be jailed. Some people are so pathetic that they can’t manage their emotions properly

I hope grab will allowed customer to choose driver ethnicity or race.

Grab:

Please allows your apps to do that.

Grab cars are made of paper like those burn for the dead.