Sweden -- A bus driver in Umeaa was assaulted Saturday night by an unruly passenger - a drunken male in his 50s.
The passenger claimed the driver was playing music too loud, and subsequently hit the driver with a shoe.
The driver was not badly injured from the assault, and the man was later arrested by police.
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Showing posts with label bus driver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus driver. Show all posts
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Hazards at work, 22
A federal appeals court upheld an $8 million verdict against Greyhound Lines for a woman injured while on her way to Atlanta when another passenger cut the driver's neck and the bus crashed, just after the September 11 terrorist attacks made her afraid to fly.
The Greyhound bus was traveling from Chicago to Orlando, Florida on October 3, 2001, when a 29-year-old Croatian man attacked driver Garfield Sands around 4 a.m. as the bus was passing through Manchester.
The bus crashed on rural Interstate 24 between Chattanooga and Nashville. Six passengers, including the attacker, were killed. A seventh died later at a hospital and 34 others on board were injured.
The driver was admitted to a hospital with two 5-inch-long, 2-inch-deep cuts on his neck.
The crash prompted Greyhound to shut down all bus service for a few hours, and the FBI was called in to investigate whether it was an act of terrorism. Croatian media reported that the attacker suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Greyhound spokeswoman said the company has since installed shields that separate drivers from passengers on all of its more than 1,200 buses nationwide.
At the trial on the woman's lawsuit, her attorney introduced reports showing 42 other incidents of passengers grabbing or attempting to assault or grab the driver, steering wheel or brakes.
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The Greyhound bus was traveling from Chicago to Orlando, Florida on October 3, 2001, when a 29-year-old Croatian man attacked driver Garfield Sands around 4 a.m. as the bus was passing through Manchester.
The bus crashed on rural Interstate 24 between Chattanooga and Nashville. Six passengers, including the attacker, were killed. A seventh died later at a hospital and 34 others on board were injured.
The driver was admitted to a hospital with two 5-inch-long, 2-inch-deep cuts on his neck.
The crash prompted Greyhound to shut down all bus service for a few hours, and the FBI was called in to investigate whether it was an act of terrorism. Croatian media reported that the attacker suffered from post-traumatic stress syndrome.
Greyhound spokeswoman said the company has since installed shields that separate drivers from passengers on all of its more than 1,200 buses nationwide.
At the trial on the woman's lawsuit, her attorney introduced reports showing 42 other incidents of passengers grabbing or attempting to assault or grab the driver, steering wheel or brakes.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Hazards at work, 21
Police in Hong Kong are hunting for a man who carried out an unprovoked attack on a woman and a driver on a bus with a stun gun, police said Thursday.
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon when the 35-year-old woman was travelling on the top deck of the bus.
Police said the man suddenly attacked the woman with the stun gun from behind on her right ear and then fled downstairs and ordered the driver to stop.
When the 55-year-old driver refused, he was also attacked with the gun. The attacker fled when the bus stopped.
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The incident happened Wednesday afternoon when the 35-year-old woman was travelling on the top deck of the bus.
Police said the man suddenly attacked the woman with the stun gun from behind on her right ear and then fled downstairs and ordered the driver to stop.
When the 55-year-old driver refused, he was also attacked with the gun. The attacker fled when the bus stopped.
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