Gauteng police are investigating the death of an Uber passenger after he was found unresponsive in an e-hailing taxi.
According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, the man requested an Uber ride from Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg to a hotel in Rosebank on Wednesday.
Milpark Hospital could not confirm whether the man was a patient but spokesperson Meggan Saville said:"[The] hospital management has not been informed by the South African Police Service or anyone else of this and is unaware of such an incident." Tshepo Shawa, spokesperson for the Gauteng Health MEC, said the Gauteng Emergency Medical Service received a call from the Uber driver at around 14:55 and a response vehicle was dispatched to the scene."The person had no visible injuries, and the cause of death is unknown," Shawa added.
He said investigations were still under way and that they would provide more details once they have more information.
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