The pictures of stab wounds endured by a group of friends who were allegedly attacked by a bolt driver saw #CancelBolt trend after they circulated on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), leaving users with controversial views.
Bonile Silu Daniso, one of the women who says she was attacked, posted and tagged Bolt South Africa on Instagram to bring the incident to their attention. “Your driver stabbed me and my friend after refusing to drop us at our destination after we paid him,” shared Bonile.
According to the alleged victim, the driver hit the woman in the passenger seat which led to a fight and the car stopping. The friends fled but the driver pursued them and allegedly stabbed two women.
On 4 May 2024, a group of friends was allegedly attacked by a Bolt driver in Table View after he refused to drop them off at their requested location. The driver allegedly started hitting the person sitting in the passenger seat, and when a fight erupted and the car stopped, the… pic.twitter.com/z40cFNSrji
— Women For Change (@womenforchange5) May 6, 2024
The graphic images raised an uproar and a call to close the e-hailing service.
I don’t need any two sides of no story. #CancelBolt period. There is NEVER a reason to stab women. Unless he was getting stabbed and was trying to defend himself, which I highly doubt!!! https://t.co/eJpKh1TqLE
— Getahun (@geekgotgame) May 7, 2024
I 100% support #cancelbolt
Bolt has had too many cases of violence against women. And they don’t have enough safety precautions!!! https://t.co/KVH7A7zvoW— Dr. Nasra Fundikira 🇰🇪 (@dr_fundikira) May 7, 2024
Another user had a different view, commenting:
Before you #cancelbolt, ask yourself, Why are these bad things happening only on black women. https://t.co/Cy4vg9Yuhd
— ⭕️nele Ludidi (@Emkay_SJ) May 7, 2024
One user suggested that internet users should leave a review and rate the Bolt app on Google Play:
#cancelBolt I did my part https://t.co/QAtMYNmtkn pic.twitter.com/IRL8qvuUT4
— EL Maestro (@Obediah_St1) May 7, 2024
