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09-29-2016, 08:00 PM
Uber is refunding surge-priced rides around New Jersey train crash area
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Uber is refunding rides that surged in price after a New Jersey Transit train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey early on Thursday.*
Uber has been criticized in the past for allowing ride prices to soar during emergencies.
SEE ALSO: Uber riders can **w use pre-tax commuter money (http://mashable.com/2016/08/30/uber-wageworks-pretax-commute/?utm_campaign=BD-Feedlyl&utm_cid=BD-Feedlyl)
At least three people died in the New Jersey transit crash, and around 100 people were injured.*
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Uber surge price in Hoboken this morning.
Image: facebook/brian farnham
Uber's prices in the area initially spiked to much higher than an average ride, but the company's New Jersey Twitter account quickly let users k**w that they'd get their money back.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/uber-refund-new-jersey-transit-crash/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Uber is refunding rides that surged in price after a New Jersey Transit train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey early on Thursday.*
Uber has been criticized in the past for allowing ride prices to soar during emergencies.
SEE ALSO: Uber riders can **w use pre-tax commuter money (http://mashable.com/2016/08/30/uber-wageworks-pretax-commute/?utm_campaign=BD-Feedlyl&utm_cid=BD-Feedlyl)
At least three people died in the New Jersey transit crash, and around 100 people were injured.*
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Uber surge price in Hoboken this morning.
Image: facebook/brian farnham
Uber's prices in the area initially spiked to much higher than an average ride, but the company's New Jersey Twitter account quickly let users k**w that they'd get their money back.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/uber-refund-new-jersey-transit-crash/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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