Moment bus driver, 31, shoves pensioner onto pavement following onboard row leaving 77-year-old with broken shoulder
A bus driver pushed a 77-year-old retiree from his vehicle, causing him to fall and fracture his shoulder.
Video footage captured the moment Kyle Howles, 31, grabbed the older man by his jacket with both hands and then violently pushed him off the bus, hitting the pavement.
Following an earlier incident the driver had with a cyclist, the two engaged in a verbal altercation before violence broke out.
Video from the bus taxi shows the older man and Howles talking animatedly and gesturing at each other before the pensioner gets inside and pulls open the door separating the driver from passengers.
Howles then stood up, grabbed the man’s jacket with both hands and pulled the pensioner towards him, then pushed him backwards.
The force of the push caused his victim to fall off the bus and land on his side on the pavement.
The pensioner was treated at the scene by emergency services and taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Howles appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on November 11, where he pleaded ‘guilty of provocation’ to a charge of assault.
Kyle Howles, 31, was caught on security cameras pushing a 77-year-old pensioner off the bus so hard that he fell and broke his shoulder.
Video from the bus taxi shows the older man and Howles talking animatedly and gesturing at each other before the pensioner gets inside and pulls open the door separating the driver from passengers.
The pensioner was treated at the scene by emergency services and taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
According to the Press and Journal, Howles’ defense argued that the victim threatened him by saying, “What would he do if he was 20 years younger?”
Fined £320, including a £20 victim surcharge.
A First Bus spokesman said: ‘The video footage of this incident is truly shocking and we would like to extend our apologies to the passenger involved.
‘It goes without saying that this type of behavior from one of our drivers was completely unacceptable and we can confirm that he was dismissed shortly after the incident following a full investigation.
‘We also cooperated fully with the police during their investigation.’
