Attacker douses NYC bus driver with lighter fluid after beating him: report

A bus driver in Brooklyn was assaulted and doused with lighter fluid by a mentally disturbed passenger, The New York Post reported.

The incident happened when the driver pulled over the bus and asked passengers to depart after announcing it was out of service. The driver noticed there was one man still on the bus and approached him. The passenger punched the driver multiple times and poured a bottle of lighter fluid over him before fleeing, the Post reported.

In a statement this Tuesday, MTA Senior Vice President of Buses Frank Annicaro condemned the attack.

“Targeting a bus operator with violence is beyond outrageous because attacks on public servants are attacks on all of us,” Annicaro said. “When the NYPD catches this unhinged criminal—and they will—prosecutors should ensure he faces maximum consequences under the law.”