BOSTON (WHDH) - Police are investigating after a Boston Public Schools bus driver was beaten by an adult who got on the bus on Monday in Brighton.
Officers responding to the area of South Waverly Avenue and Lincoln Street in Brighton about 4 p.m. found an injured bus driver, who was later taken to a nearby hospital with undisclosed injuries.
A man who works nearby said he saw the driver being treated by paramedics.
“I saw the bus driver had been taken out of the bus already,” Chris Crosby said. “He was sitting in a chair, slumped over. They put him on oxygen, it looked like.”
Crosby says children waited on board the bus while the driver was treated.
“I didn’t see any bruises or marks on him, or blood or anything like that,” Crosby said.
In a statement, Boston Public Schools said, “The parents of the students on board were notified shortly after BPS learned of the incident, and their parents picked them up at the scene. BPS is appalled and saddened that several of our students witnessed this altercation, and they may be understandably scared or upset. BPS is making counselors available for any of the students tomorrow. The safety of students and staff is always the top priority of the Boston Public Schools.”
There were no reported injuries.
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