<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/uber" rel="" target="" title="Uber"><span>Uber</span></a><span> Eats driver allegedly attacked during a late-night carjacking in </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span> has told how he's too frightened to work at night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The student was supposed to be celebrating his birthday but was instead left traumatised on the </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/workplace" rel="" target="" title="job"><span>job</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Areeb's physical injuries may be healing but he's still dealing with the emotional impact of his ordeal.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/andrew-julian-stewart-smith-crash-reprehensible-man-jailed-grandma-killed-in-crash/6cbdc634-c98b-4cb6-a890-65ea0e409a38"><strong><span>Woman killed, suspect found covering himself in mud</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Most of the damage that has been done has been more psychological than physical," he told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The international student was just about to finish work for the night when he was allegedly set upon in Como last weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was like, 'Hey, here's your food', but instead of taking the order, he just started attacking me," Areeb alleged.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/perth-news-uber-eats-driver-allegedly-attacked-during-latenight-carjacking/482ee118-1b66-44da-9393-560cba1dea0b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 26-year-old was allegedly repeatedly punched and dragged from his car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was screaming out loudly, 'Help, help, help me'," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>" … After he sped off, I was bleeding profusely from my nose and my lip."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged attacker crashed before being tracked down by police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/crocodile-sighting-noosa-fisherman-spots-figure-on-sounder-queensland-news/5016e3a9-980d-4933-a5a7-773f1ee6c8fc" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Incredible sighting at Noosa in the middle of winter</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Areeb, who should have been celebrating his birthday that day, is now paranoid when he comes across strangers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It just sets my body in a fight or flight mode," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just want to exit that premises as soon as possible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 25-year-old alleged carjacker will front court again next week on charges of aggravated robbery, causing bodily harm, assaulting a public officer and stealing a car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Areeb is grateful to the good Samaritans who came to his aid.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The majority of the people are good and I believe that Australians, especially, are very kind people," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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