Fix safety, govt tells ride-hailing firms

Killing of woman, 20, in Zhejiang on Friday generates renewed emphasis

The Ministry of Transport on Monday urged the nation's online car-hailing platforms to take concrete action to safeguard passengers' personal safety, after a 20-year-old woman in Yueqing, Zhejiang province, was raped and killed by a Didi driver on Friday, the second such killing this year. The driver confessed, the police said.

Ride-hailing platforms should learn a lesson and conduct their businesses strictly in line with laws and regulations, and by no means should they push the legal limits, thereby endangering passengers' priceless lives, an article posted on the ministry's website and WeChat account said.