Bus driver struck in the head with glass bottle by female passenger who demanded to alight
A public bus driver in Bangkok, Thailand, was struck on the head with a glass bottle by an elderly female passenger after he refused to let her alight in between stops.
The attack was particularly shocking given that the driver had allowed her to ride for free.
Passenger upset after driver refused to let her alight
The incident occurred at 4.10pm on 13 Sept when the Route 501 bus was travelling from the Chidlom area toward the Phra Khanong area.
CCTV footage showed the woman walking to the exit door and ringing the bell to demand an immediate drop-off.
However, the driver maintained course toward the designated stop without opening the doors.
Source: Source: อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 7 on Facebook
Enraged, the woman pulled a glass bottle from her backpack and repeatedly struck the driver over the head.
In response, the driver grabbed a metal pipe and walked towards the passenger. Seeing this, the woman quickly returned to her seat.
Jumped through window to avoid arrest
Another video by a Facebook user, who was also a passenger on the bus, showed the woman jumping through the vehicle window to escape while the driver was calling the police.
Source: Aphikai Washington Angeles on Facebook
The driver ran after her and stopped her from fleeing. He then held her at the scene while waiting for the police to come.
Driver shared ordeal on social media
The bus driver also took to social media to share the footage and express his frustration over the ordeal.
Source: Aphikai Washington Angeles on Facebook
“When she asked for a free ride, I let her on for free. When she wanted to get off outside the stop, she insisted on getting her way. When she didn’t get her way, she attacked me like this,” he wrote on a Facebook post.
The bus driver also said the passenger was mentally unstable and that filing a police report would be futile.
According to reports, the female passenger lives in the area and has frequently been given free rides.
Several netizens noted the situation could have been worse if she had carried a knife.
Translation: If that were a knife, the driver could have died
Source: Facebook
Some netizens also speculated that the woman was a drug addict.
Translation: Looks like a drug addict
Source: Facebook
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Featured image adapted from อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 7 on Facebook and Aphikai Washington Angeles on Facebook.
