Woman Waiting for Her Order Learns Delivery Rider Died in Road Accident

A Threads post by a woman named Fathin (@fathinaleya) has moved many Malaysians after she learned that the delivery rider handling her order had died.

She had been waiting two hours for her food when she noticed the rider’s location on the app had not moved. Her messages to him went unanswered.

“His Location Wasn’t Moving”: Threads Post on Rider’s Death Moves Malaysians

Worried, her friend called the rider’s number. Someone else picked up and said he had been in a road accident and died at the scene. Fathin posted online asking anyone who knew the rider to help find his next of kin.

In the comments, a woman who claimed to be his fiancée wrote that he was her fiancé and asked everyone to recite Surah Al-Fatihah for him. Her claim has not been independently verified.

She reminded delivery riders not to ride too fast or rush to complete orders, and asked customers not to get angry when riders are late, noting that they work on the road. Netizens have since offered condolences to the rider’s loved ones.