A BC Transit bus driver has been taken to hospital following an assault in Victoria Thursday afternoon.
Just after 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Douglas Street, Hillside Avenue and Gorge Road, the driver reportedly attempted to stop an altercation between two people on the bus.
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The suspect disembarked and then assaulted the bus driver.
One man was arrested shortly after the incident and the driver was transported to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is in the early stages, with more to come.
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Another BC Transit driver suffered facial injuries after an attack in Sidney at the end of January.
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