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The death of a 21-year-old lady after taking a trip with Didi Chuxing has sparked a social media backlash and compelled China's equal of Uber to droop its car-pool service.
The 21-year-old flight attendant died on 6 May in Zhengzhou.
She had ordered a trip utilizing Didi's Hitch service, which pairs up commuters heading in the identical path.
Police mentioned they had been trying to find a 27-year-old male suspected of the killing.
The case has gone viral on Chinese social media and was the top-trending merchandise on WeiboChina's equal of Twitteron Friday.
One report instructed the suspect had stolen his father's Hitch account and its facial recognition safety system had not been triggered.
The firm has apologised and mentioned it will completely evaluate drivers "to exclude any instances involving mismatch of drivers and automobiles".
Hitch, one in all 13 companies provided on Didi's platforms, "might be suspended nationwide for a week of rectification" from Saturday.
It was the second identified death involving the Hitch service.
Didi Chuxing claims to be the world's high transportation platform, with 21 million drivers and greater than 450 million customers.
After a fierce battle in opposition to Didi, Uber bought its operations in China in 2016 in return for a stake in Didi's enterprise.
Its traders embrace Apple and Japan's SoftBank.
In response to the death, the Communist Party mouthpiece the People'sed tips about social media advising ladies find out how to keep protected in conditions together with ride-hailing.