Perth Uber driver allegedly attacked by passengers with metal rod
Uber driver Usman Malik, 33, is recovering at Royal Perth Hospital after his family claims the attack by a group of passengers caused him to spin out of control and crash into a tree then a wall at Harborne Street in Wembley, about 4am on August 1.
'Usman was brutally attacked by passengers [and was] assaulted with a metal rod inside his vehicle,' Malik's wife, Sumaira Arshad, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up in his support.
Video after the crash shows Malik shouting for help. A neighbour told 9News Perth he saw a passenger trying to rip the Toyota station wagon's door off. A group was then seen on CCTV walking from the crash uninjured before emergency services arrived.
Arshad said her husband suffered a broken jaw and blood clotting near one eye, causing blurry vision.
She said he was expected to undergo specialist surgery and faced a lengthy recovery. They share two children aged three and six.
Arshad said Malik, who was also studying, was unable to work due to his injuries.
'He works tirelessly as a ride-share driver to support his studies, care for our children while I attend university, and manage heavy responsibilities both in Australia and back home in Pakistan,' she said.
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A Perth father-of-two was allegedly attacked by passengers wielding a metal rod while he was working as a ride-share driver. Uber driver Usman Malik, 33, is recovering at Royal Perth Hospital after his family claims the attack by a group of passengers caused him to spin out of control and crash into a tree then a wall at Harborne Street in Wembley, about 4am on August 1. 'Usman was brutally attacked by passengers [and was] assaulted with a metal rod inside his vehicle,' Malik's wife, Sumaira Arshad, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up in his support. Video after the crash shows Malik shouting for help. A neighbour told 9News Perth he saw a passenger trying to rip the Toyota station wagon's door off. A group was then seen on CCTV walking from the crash uninjured before emergency services arrived. Arshad said her husband suffered a broken jaw and blood clotting near one eye, causing blurry vision. She said he was expected to undergo specialist surgery and faced a lengthy recovery. They share two children aged three and six. Arshad said Malik, who was also studying, was unable to work due to his injuries. 'He works tirelessly as a ride-share driver to support his studies, care for our children while I attend university, and manage heavy responsibilities both in Australia and back home in Pakistan,' she said.
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