Uber accused of failing to report sexual assault on passengers

Embargoed to 0001 Thursday December 8 File photo dated 10/05/16 of a general view of the Uber app, as the company will pick up charity donations for free and deliver them to Age UK as part of a Christmas campaign, the technology firm has said.
Embargoed to 0001 Thursday December 8 File photo dated 10/05/16 of a general view of the Uber app, as the company will pick up charity donations for free and deliver them to Age UK as part of a Christmas campaign, the technology firm has said.

Uber has been called to account by the police after allegedly failing to report sex attacks committed by its drivers.

It comes after a letter emerged on Sunday expressing concern that the taxi app was not reporting such incidents to the police.