A bus driver suffered facial injuries after he was attacked by a passenger following racial abuse in September on the Number 18 bus in Avondale. In September, Auckland bus driver Rajnish Trehan was attacked in a racially charged tirade after an unruly passenger refused to pay. Two months ago, Mayor Wayne Brown urged Auckland Transport to “get on with the rollout” of perspex screens to protect bus drivers. The Government is increasing police patrols on public transport and may make offences against public transport users an aggravated factor at sentencing, but Police Minster Mark Mitchell said there are “deep intergenerational problems” at play. Police would like to hear from anyone who might have witnessed the attack on the bus driver at St Lukes and has information to share.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 13, 2024 21:15 UTC