A L.A. Dash bus driver was attacked Sunday by a homeless woman in South Los Angeles, just two days after dozens of Metro transit operators staged a “sick out” amid ongoing safety concerns.
Officers with Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the most recent attack at just before 1 p.m. at the intersection of South-Central Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard, police confirmed.
Early reports by the video news service OnScene suggest the transient assaulted the driver after refusing to pay for a ride.
Video footage of the incident obtained by KTLA showed the violent struggle between the female bus operator and the homeless woman, who was able to drag the driver, who had been behind a plexiglass barrier , off the bus and onto the sidewalk.
The driver fought back as the homeless woman continued the violent attack, pulling on the bus operator’s uniform landing at least one blow to her face, video showed.
After several heated minutes of the violent altercation, the bus operator was able to get back into her vehicle and shut the homeless woman out before driving off.