A bus driver in Surrey was allegedly assaulted Wednesday night and is now suffering from a broken nose. The unprovoked attack, says the bus driver's union, took place at a stop on 144th street at 72nd Avenue at around 8 pm.
The passenger was apparently smoking a cigarette and when the driver informed the man that the bus was leaving, he boarded the bus and punched the driver in the face, as per union officials.
Further the union also states that there has been a 15 per cent increase in the number of attacks on bus drivers this year.
In a previous case, one man was accused of punching a driver repeatedly at Surrey Central and uttering racial slurs.
Meanwhile, the attacks have prompted the union to increase reward for information leading to convictions in bus driver attacks to $15,000.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call Surrey RCMP at Transit Police at 604-515-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.