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Spate of rider deaths a ‘tragedy’: Uber chief executive – Sydney Morning Herald
Uber’s global boss Dara Khosrowshahi says safety is a top priority for the company, but recognises it has more work to do.
“It is tragic to learn of any death, but when incidents take place on our platform we need to think hard about what we can do to lessen the chances of a similar event ever occurring again on any platform,” Mr Khosrowshahi said in a limited transcript released to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. “It is absolutely something we take to heart.”
Bijoy Paul, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi studying in Sydney, was killed after he was hit by a car on Saturday, and two days later, a 37-year-old man whose…
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