A bus driver in Upper Manhattan was hurt when an unknown attacker approached an MTA bus and threw an object through the window, sending glass right into the driver's eye in an apparent case of road rage, according to authorities.
The driver of the Bx20 bus was sitting in his seat, on duty at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and 10th Avenue in Inwood, around 6 p.m. Monday when a man threw something through the window, authorities said.
The glass from the window shattered, and went into the driver's eye, police said. He was taken to Allen Pavilion Hospital, where police described he was expected to recover.
While all the circumstances of the attack were not clear, police said that it stemmed from a road rage incident, but there were no further details available.
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"Lunatic perpetrators who attack a bus in service deserve the consequences they face when the NYPD finds them and delivers them to justice," the MTA said in a statement. "We are hoping for the bus operator’s rapid recovery and are incredibly fortunate no riders were injured."
Police did not have anyone in custody, as of Tuesday night. An investigation is ongoing.
