BBC: China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpool service after police said a driver raped and killed a female passenger.
A company statement said the incident showed there were deficiencies in its processes, and so it would suspend its Hitch system for re-evaluation.
Authorities said the 20-year-old woman hailed the ride on Friday in the eastern city of Wenzhou.
A similar incident happened just months ago.
In May the company suspended and changed Didi Hitch, which pairs car owners and passengers, after a 21-year-old flight attendant died after using the servicein Zhengzhou.
In the latest incident, police said the woman got into the taxi at 1300 local time (0500 GMT) and messaged a friend for help an hour later before losing contact.
Authorities detained the 27-year-old driver named Zhong early on Saturday morning, who confessed to raping and murdering his passenger, police said.
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