Rider punched MTA bus driver in the Bronx: NYPD
HIGHBRIDGE, the Bronx (PIX11) -- An irate rider punched an MTA bus driver in the face on a Bronx bus Monday night, police said.
The man attacked the 61-year-old driver on the bus near Undercliff and Sedgwick avenues in Highbridge at around 10:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The rider ran off after the incident and remained at large, as of Tuesday, police said.
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