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Qld Uber driver 'assaulted with machete'

A machete-wielding teenage woman has tried to carjack an Uber vehicle, leaving the driver in hospital, police say.

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A Brisbane Uber driver is recovering after he was allegedly attacked by a machete-wielding teenage woman.

The 17-year-old got into the driver's car at a Zillmere address early Thursday morning, police say.

When the driver realised the teen wasn't his fare, she allegedly pulled out a machete and tried to steal the car.

The 37-year-old driver was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital with a cut to the head.

Police said the wound was serious but not life threatening.

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The woman is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court later on Thursday charged with attempted robbery with violence and assault occasioning bodily harm.


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