NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — An angry man from Staten Island punched an MTA bus driver on his route in lower Manhattan on Saturday, even pulling a knife during the fight. The driver disarmed the suspect and held him until the cops arrived, police and the MTA confirmed.
The MTA said that, based on witness statements and video, the perpetrator “became enraged” when the M15 bus was stuck in traffic at Madison and Catherine Streets. He began “yelling and cursing at the bus driver for not driving fast enough.”
The bus arrived at its downtown terminal at about 12:10 p.m., and the attacker punched the 58-year-old bus driver, the MTA said.
The bus driver began to defend himself, and a fight ensued. At one point, the suspect even pulled a knife out, though the bus driver was able to disarm the assailant and hold him until police arrived.
As seen in video of the incident obtained by the New York Post, the attacker continued to shout “Let me go!” as the bus driver held him down. The driver responds that the police are on their way.