India, Nov. 2 -- An Australian woman living in Mumbai has won hearts online after praising an Uber driver who went out of his way to make her journey comfortable during heavy traffic caused by Chhath Puja celebrations.

Bree Steele, a podcaster and content creator who has been living in India since 2023, shared a video on Instagram titled "Uber drivers in India are next-level icons". In the clip, she narrated the incident, explaining that her Uber ride, which was supposed to be 15 minutes long, turned into a nearly two-hour journey due to traffic during the Chhath Puja festivities.

Steele said that they were stuck at one spot for nearly 30 minutes when her Uber driver stepped out of the vehicle and returned with bottled water for her. Wh...