A man surnamed Li in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, posted online claiming that when he was taking a ride-hailing car through the Didi platform, his finger suddenly started bleeding when he closed the door, and later he found four brand-new razor blades on the handle inside the car. He had to get 6 stitches for the wound. After the incident was reported, the related topic quickly trended on hot searches. Didi responded, saying that passengers are currently required to keep their hospital receipts and further discussions will be held on compensation matters.
Recently, Mr. Li told reporters from “Sichuan Observation” that the incident occurred around 2:25 am on September 20 in Haijiao City, Chengdu, where he hailed a Didi car. As he closed the door and reached out to grab the handle, his finger suddenly felt a sharp electric shock-like pain, followed by blood flowing out. When the driver came to check, four brand-new razor blades were found on the inner side of the right car door handle groove.
The driver immediately called the police and accompanied Mr. Li to the hospital. The wound required 6 stitches. As the source of the razor blades was unknown, Mr. Li urgently underwent tests for infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, syphilis, and HIV, with the initial results coming back normal.
Mr. Li stated that Didi platform currently instructed him to keep all hospital payment receipts and stated that further discussions on specific compensation matters will be held, but no clear plan has been provided yet.
After the incident was exposed, topics such as “Didi platform responds to passenger being cut by razor blades hidden in the door handle” and “Passenger speaks out after being cut by razor blades hidden in the door handle” successively trended on hot searches.
Many netizens pointed out that the unresolved issues surrounding this incident include: who placed the razor blades and what was the motive? Information related to the vehicle involved: its model, the driver’s acceptance of orders, and whether there were any previous abnormal records.
“Four razor blades neatly stuck in the groove that fingers pass through to pull the door handle, with the edges facing outwards, clearly indicating malicious intent, targeting the next person opening the car door, posing a random harm.”
“This incident exposes blind spots in the safety inspection of the physical environment inside ride-hailing cars. The platform’s safety monitoring mainly focuses on trip dynamics (such as recording and deviation from the route), making it difficult to identify small static dangers inside the car.”