A CLEAR Island Waters woman suffered severe injuries in an alleged run-in with an Uber driver that she claims could have killed her.

Sascha Pangallo, 24, used the controversial ride-sharing service to get home from work at Surfers Paradise on Friday when the incident unfolded in Rio Vista Blvd in Broadbeach Waters in front of shocked onlookers.

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Ms Pangallo said the driver, named “Paul”, refused to put her address in his GPS, asking her instead to give directions but when she was on the phone he allegedly turned aggressive.

The driver then allegedly pulled the car over, screaming at Ms Pangallo to get out and dragging her out of the car.

media_camera Facebook photographs of Sacha Pangallo at Gold Coast University Hospital after allegedly being assaulted by an Uber driver.

When he realised people were watching he attempted to drive off with Ms Pangallo still in the car with the door open. She was thrown to the ground and her leg was run over.

Ms Pangallo, who reported the matter to police, only discovered the extent of her injuries the next day.

She was left with a severe abrasion and spent the night in hospital with a suspected broken leg and blood clot.

“I’m so lucky and all the witnesses couldn’t believe it, the fact he didn’t hit my head or my spine,” she said.

“I was pro-Uber for so long. It’s just crazy and I can’t believe it happened.

“It just takes one maniac.”

Uber spokeswoman Katie Curran said they removed the driver from the service as soon as they heard the allegation.

There were concerns the driver had not been screened but Uber confirmed he had a taxi licence which meant his criminal background, driving history and medicals had been checked.

media_camera Sacha Pangallo in Gold Coast University Hospital after the alleged incident.

Ms Curran said their thoughts were with the injured woman.

“We have a strict policy to deactivate any partner that exhibits aggressive or abusive behaviour and we have removed this driver from our platform,” Ms Curran said.

“Safety is our priority and we will work with the authorities on their investigation.”

Gold Coast Cabs chief executive Gordana Blazevic said if such an incident happened with her company the car’s camera footage would be downloaded but Uber cars were not fitted with cameras.

“We’ve been warning people since Uber launched ... our drivers are authorised by the Department of Transport; we also train our drivers,” she said.

“It doesn’t guarantee anything but it’s also a higher level of assurance than someone sitting at home watching TV who gets a job and takes off.”

Ms Blazevic said it would be interesting to see if Ms Pangallo was entitled to any compensation.

“To the best of our knowledge they don’t have the type of commercial insurance Gold Coast Cabs has,” she said.