Two people have been arrested after a taxi driver was bashed and his cab was stolen and crashed in Melbourne.
The driver was repeatedly struck to the face and head by a man and a woman after they refused to pay their fare at Heidelberg Heights early on Saturday morning.
The couple then stole the cab and crashed it into a power pole.
Police arrested a Heidelberg West man and woman, both 30, on Monday morning.
The driver, known as Hamid, told reporters the passengers became aggressive when he dropped them off and asked for the fare.
"He hit me two or three times on my face and on my head," the father of two said on Sunday.
The man also demanded his wallet.
Fearing for his life, Hamid ran from the taxi for help.
His attackers then stole his cab and drove at him, forcing him to find refuge in a front yard, before they crashed it into a power pole and fled.
"I was just trying to save myself in that time," he said.
"I'm just afraid because he tried to kill me."
The arrested couple were assisting police with their inquiries.
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