A drunk passenger in a Manhattan yellow cab pummeled the driver and hijacked the taxi during a blow up over the fare, police said Tuesday. The passenger was riding in the back of the yellow cab when he said the cost of the ride was too high and he wasn’t going to pay,

Mame Gueye, 25, of the Bronx, clashed with his 47-year-old taxi driver around 10:35 p.m. at East 23rd Street and Lexington Avenue in Gramercy Park when his credit card declined, authorities said.

A drunk passenger allegedly beat up his yellow cab driver in Manhattan on Monday night and hijacked the taxi after refusing to pay for his ride, police said.